| 27 Jan 2022 | |||
| Topic: | American Mercury | American literary magazine founded in 1924 by H. L. Mencken. which he edited during its first ten years, last published in 1981 | |
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Articles | H. L. Mencken, America's Wittiest Defender of Liberty Biographical essay, highlighting Mencken's tenure at the Baltimore Sun, the books he authored, the founding and his work at the American Mercury monthly and his brief relationship with Sara Haardt |
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| Topic: | Capitalism | Economic system where the means of production are privately owned | |
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Articles | H. L. Mencken, America's Wittiest Defender of Liberty Biographical essay, highlighting Mencken's tenure at the Baltimore Sun, the books he authored, the founding and his work at the American Mercury monthly and his brief relationship with Sara Haardt |
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| Topic: | Government | The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision | |
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Articles | H. L. Mencken, America's Wittiest Defender of Liberty Biographical essay, highlighting Mencken's tenure at the Baltimore Sun, the books he authored, the founding and his work at the American Mercury monthly and his brief relationship with Sara Haardt |
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| Topic: | Hazlitt, Henry | Journalist, author of Economics in One Lesson | |
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Articles | H. L. Mencken, America's Wittiest Defender of Liberty Biographical essay, highlighting Mencken's tenure at the Baltimore Sun, the books he authored, the founding and his work at the American Mercury monthly and his brief relationship with Sara Haardt |
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| Topic: | Humor | Comedy, wit, satire, sarcasm, irony, jokes, etc. | |
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Articles | H. L. Mencken, America's Wittiest Defender of Liberty Biographical essay, highlighting Mencken's tenure at the Baltimore Sun, the books he authored, the founding and his work at the American Mercury monthly and his brief relationship with Sara Haardt |
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| Topic: | Libertarianism | Political philosophy that advocates freedom of action and thought for every human | |
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Articles | How To Sell Liberty Discusses eight principles of effective salesmanship and how to apply them to market liberty |
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| Topic: | Liberty | The right and ability to act and express oneself in a freely chosen manner | |
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Articles | How To Sell Liberty Discusses eight principles of effective salesmanship and how to apply them to market liberty |
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H. L. Mencken, America's Wittiest Defender of Liberty Biographical essay, highlighting Mencken's tenure at the Baltimore Sun, the books he authored, the founding and his work at the American Mercury monthly and his brief relationship with Sara Haardt |
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| Topic: | Mencken, H. L. | Journalist, author of The American Language | |
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Articles | H. L. Mencken, America's Wittiest Defender of Liberty Biographical essay, highlighting Mencken's tenure at the Baltimore Sun, the books he authored, the founding and his work at the American Mercury monthly and his brief relationship with Sara Haardt |
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| Topic: | Nock, Albert Jay | Author of Our Enemy, The State, founder of The Freeman (1920-24) | |
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Articles | H. L. Mencken, America's Wittiest Defender of Liberty Biographical essay, highlighting Mencken's tenure at the Baltimore Sun, the books he authored, the founding and his work at the American Mercury monthly and his brief relationship with Sara Haardt |
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| Topic: | Powell, Jim | Historian, author of The Triumph of Liberty | |
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Writings | H. L. Mencken, America's Wittiest Defender of Liberty Biographical essay, highlighting Mencken's tenure at the Baltimore Sun, the books he authored, the founding and his work at the American Mercury monthly and his brief relationship with Sara Haardt |
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| Topic: | Rand, Ayn | Objectivist philosopher, novelist | |
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Articles | H. L. Mencken, America's Wittiest Defender of Liberty Biographical essay, highlighting Mencken's tenure at the Baltimore Sun, the books he authored, the founding and his work at the American Mercury monthly and his brief relationship with Sara Haardt |
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| Topic: | Roosevelt, Franklin D. | Thirty-second President of the United States | |
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Articles | H. L. Mencken, America's Wittiest Defender of Liberty Biographical essay, highlighting Mencken's tenure at the Baltimore Sun, the books he authored, the founding and his work at the American Mercury monthly and his brief relationship with Sara Haardt |
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| Topic: | Wilson, Woodrow | Twenty-eighth President of the United States | |
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Articles | H. L. Mencken, America's Wittiest Defender of Liberty Biographical essay, highlighting Mencken's tenure at the Baltimore Sun, the books he authored, the founding and his work at the American Mercury monthly and his brief relationship with Sara Haardt |
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| Topic: | Wollstein, Jarret | Author, co-founder of Society for Individual Liberty | |
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Writings | How To Sell Liberty Discusses eight principles of effective salesmanship and how to apply them to market liberty |
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| 26 Jan 2022 | |||
| Topic: | Constitution, United States | The supreme law of the United States of America | |
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Articles | Garet Garrett Revived Discusses Garrett's political writings and announces a new collection of his Saturday Evening Post articles about the New Deal, edited by Ramsey |
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| Topic: | Dalberg-Acton, John | British historian, known as Lord Acton | |
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Writings | The History of Freedom in Antiquity Surveys the ancient history of liberty, both from the side of rulers (despots, Solon, Pericles, Roman Republic and Empire) and philosophers (Pythagoras, Heraclitus, Plato, Aristotle, the Stoics), and the later influence of Christianity |
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| Topic: | Democracy | Form of government where the power is exercised directly or indirectly by a majority of the citizens | |
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Articles | The History of Freedom in Antiquity Surveys the ancient history of liberty, both from the side of rulers (despots, Solon, Pericles, Roman Republic and Empire) and philosophers (Pythagoras, Heraclitus, Plato, Aristotle, the Stoics), and the later influence of Christianity |
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| Topic: | Foundation for Economic Education | One of the oldest free-market organizations in the U.S., founded in 1946 to study and advance the freedom philosophy | |
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Articles | Harper, Floyd Arthur "Baldy" (1905-1973) Encyclopedic biographical essay of F. A. "Baldy" Harper |
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| Topic: | Garrett, Garet | Financial writer for the Saturday Evening Post | |
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Articles | Garet Garrett Revived Discusses Garrett's political writings and announces a new collection of his Saturday Evening Post articles about the New Deal, edited by Ramsey |
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| Topic: | Government | The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision | |
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Articles | Garet Garrett Revived Discusses Garrett's political writings and announces a new collection of his Saturday Evening Post articles about the New Deal, edited by Ramsey |
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The History of Freedom in Antiquity Surveys the ancient history of liberty, both from the side of rulers (despots, Solon, Pericles, Roman Republic and Empire) and philosophers (Pythagoras, Heraclitus, Plato, Aristotle, the Stoics), and the later influence of Christianity |
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| Topic: | Harper, F. A. | Economics professor, founder of the Institute for Humane Studies | |
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Reference | Harper, Floyd Arthur "Baldy" (1905-1973) Encyclopedic biographical essay of F. A. "Baldy" Harper |
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| Topic: | Humane Studies, Institute for | Assists graduate and undergraduate students interested in individual liberty | |
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Articles | Harper, Floyd Arthur "Baldy" (1905-1973) Encyclopedic biographical essay of F. A. "Baldy" Harper |
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| Topic: | Liberty | The right and ability to act and express oneself in a freely chosen manner | |
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Articles | Garet Garrett Revived Discusses Garrett's political writings and announces a new collection of his Saturday Evening Post articles about the New Deal, edited by Ramsey |
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The History of Freedom in Antiquity Surveys the ancient history of liberty, both from the side of rulers (despots, Solon, Pericles, Roman Republic and Empire) and philosophers (Pythagoras, Heraclitus, Plato, Aristotle, the Stoics), and the later influence of Christianity |
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Harper, Floyd Arthur "Baldy" (1905-1973) Encyclopedic biographical essay of F. A. "Baldy" Harper |
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| Topic: | Mont Pelerin Society | Aims to strengthen the principles and practice of a free society | |
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Articles | Harper, Floyd Arthur "Baldy" (1905-1973) Encyclopedic biographical essay of F. A. "Baldy" Harper |
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| Topic: | Smith, Adam | Eighteenth century Scottish economist, author of The Wealth of Nations | |
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Articles | The Ambitious, Accommodative Adam Smith Criticizes Adam Smith mostly based on his purported behavior, as evidenced in some of his personal writings and reports of some of his biographers, with minimal discussion of his economics or philosophical writings |
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| Topic: | State, The | The group of people that, having effective control over a government, benefit the most from the exercise of its power | |
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Articles | The History of Freedom in Antiquity Surveys the ancient history of liberty, both from the side of rulers (despots, Solon, Pericles, Roman Republic and Empire) and philosophers (Pythagoras, Heraclitus, Plato, Aristotle, the Stoics), and the later influence of Christianity |
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| 25 Jan 2022 | |||
| Topic: | Ama-gi | Sumerian cuneiform word for the concept of freedom or liberty | |
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Articles | Freedom vs. Liberty Delves into the etymology and semantics of the English words "freedom" and "liberty" |
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| Topic: | Dalberg-Acton, John | British historian, known as Lord Acton | |
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Reference | Acton, Lord (1834-1902) Biographical essay |
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| Topic: | Liberty | The right and ability to act and express oneself in a freely chosen manner | |
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Articles | Freedom vs. Liberty Delves into the etymology and semantics of the English words "freedom" and "liberty" |
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The Foundation for Economic Education: Success or Failure? Adapted from remarks at FEE's 25th anniversary celebration in 1971; chapter 3 of part IX of Can Capitalism Survive? (1979); also reprinted in The Freeman, May 1996 |
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| Topic: | Society | Grouping of individuals interacting with each other | |
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Articles | Freedom vs. Liberty Delves into the etymology and semantics of the English words "freedom" and "liberty" |
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| Topic: | Stromberg, Joseph R. | Historian, research fellow at The Independent Institute | |
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Writings | Freedom vs. Liberty Delves into the etymology and semantics of the English words "freedom" and "liberty" |
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| Topic: | Tolkien, J. R. R. | 20th century English writer and professor of linguistics, author of The Lord of the Rings | |
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Articles | Freedom vs. Liberty Delves into the etymology and semantics of the English words "freedom" and "liberty" |
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| 24 Jan 2022 | |||
| Topic: | Narveson, Jan | Professor of philosophy at the University of Waterloo, Canada, and author of The Libertarian Idea | |
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Web Pages | Jan Narveson's Home Page Personal pages, maintained at the site of the Kitchener - Waterloo Chamber Music Society; includes photo, biography and list of selected publications (course material no longer current) |
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| 21 Jan 2022 | |||
| Topic: | Aristotle | Greek philosopher, tutor of young Alexander the Great | |
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Articles | Bourgeois Virtues? Offers an apologia (formal defense) of capitalism, in particular of the phrase "bourgeois virtues" as being neither a contradiction in terms nor a lie |
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| Topic: | Bentham, Jeremy | 18th/19th century English philosopher and legal scholar, an early proponent of utilitarianism | |
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Reference | Bentham, Jeremy (1748-1832) Biographical essay |
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| Topic: | Bill of Rights, United States | First 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution | |
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Articles | Democracy Versus Liberty Discusses the dangers of equating liberty with "self-government" as majority rule |
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| Topic: | Bush, George W. | Forty-third President of the United States | |
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Articles | Democracy Versus Liberty Discusses the dangers of equating liberty with "self-government" as majority rule |
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| Topic: | Business | Commercial activities that provide goods and services | |
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Articles | Bourgeois Virtues? Offers an apologia (formal defense) of capitalism, in particular of the phrase "bourgeois virtues" as being neither a contradiction in terms nor a lie |
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| Topic: | Capitalism | Economic system where the means of production are privately owned | |
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Articles | Bourgeois Virtues? Offers an apologia (formal defense) of capitalism, in particular of the phrase "bourgeois virtues" as being neither a contradiction in terms nor a lie |
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| Topic: | Constant, Benjamin | 18th/19th Franco-Swiss author | |
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Reference | Constant, Benjamin (1767-1830) Biographical essay |
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Articles | Benjamin Constant, Eloquent Defender of Freedom Tribute to Constant, written on the 250th anniversary of his birth, with quotes from his speech "The Liberty of the Ancients Compared with That of the Moderns" |
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| Topic: | Democracy | Form of government where the power is exercised directly or indirectly by a majority of the citizens | |
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Articles | Bourgeois Virtues? Offers an apologia (formal defense) of capitalism, in particular of the phrase "bourgeois virtues" as being neither a contradiction in terms nor a lie |
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| Topic: | France | Territory in western Europe, ruled since 1958 by the République Française | |
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Articles | Constant, Benjamin (1767-1830) Biographical essay |
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| Topic: | Franklin, Benjamin | 18th century American printer, inventor and statesman | |
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Articles | Ben Franklin on Liberty List of select quotes by Franklin on the subject of liberty, with introductory and closing remarks |
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| Topic: | Free Market | The uncoerced, consensual exchanges of goods and services between individuals, antithesis of the State | |
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Articles | Bourgeois Virtues? Offers an apologia (formal defense) of capitalism, in particular of the phrase "bourgeois virtues" as being neither a contradiction in terms nor a lie |
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| Topic: | Law | Set of rules and guidelines intended to influence social behavior | |
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Articles | Bentham, Jeremy (1748-1832) Biographical essay |
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| Topic: | Liberty | The right and ability to act and express oneself in a freely chosen manner | |
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Articles | Democracy Versus Liberty Discusses the dangers of equating liberty with "self-government" as majority rule |
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Bourgeois Virtues? Offers an apologia (formal defense) of capitalism, in particular of the phrase "bourgeois virtues" as being neither a contradiction in terms nor a lie |
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Constant, Benjamin (1767-1830) Biographical essay |
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| Topic: | Rights | Powers and privileges one may properly claim as due | |
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Articles | Bentham, Jeremy (1748-1832) Biographical essay |
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| Topic: | Roosevelt, Franklin D. | Thirty-second President of the United States | |
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Articles | Democracy Versus Liberty Discusses the dangers of equating liberty with "self-government" as majority rule |
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| Topic: | Speech, Freedom of | Liberty to speak, write or otherwise express oneself | |
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Articles | Constant, Benjamin (1767-1830) Biographical essay |
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| Topic: | Weber, Max | 19th/20th century German sociologist | |
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Articles | Bourgeois Virtues? Offers an apologia (formal defense) of capitalism, in particular of the phrase "bourgeois virtues" as being neither a contradiction in terms nor a lie |
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| 20 Jan 2022 | |||
| Topic: | Achievement | Success or accomplishment in life's endeavors | |
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Articles | The Abstract Concept of Human Liberty Discusses how people may be interested in other people, in events or in material things but only a few are interested in ideas, and how each group of people tends to view liberty from those perspectives |
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| Topic: | Economic Freedom | Absence of coercion or controls over economic activities | |
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Articles | The Abstract Concept of Human Liberty Discusses how people may be interested in other people, in events or in material things but only a few are interested in ideas, and how each group of people tends to view liberty from those perspectives |
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| Topic: | Entrepreneurship | Managerial skills and willingness to take risks in the production of goods and services | |
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Articles | The Abstract Concept of Human Liberty Discusses how people may be interested in other people, in events or in material things but only a few are interested in ideas, and how each group of people tends to view liberty from those perspectives |
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| Topic: | Free Market | The uncoerced, consensual exchanges of goods and services between individuals, antithesis of the State | |
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Articles | The Abstract Concept of Human Liberty Discusses how people may be interested in other people, in events or in material things but only a few are interested in ideas, and how each group of people tends to view liberty from those perspectives |
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| Topic: | Government | The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision | |
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Articles | The Abstract Concept of Human Liberty Discusses how people may be interested in other people, in events or in material things but only a few are interested in ideas, and how each group of people tends to view liberty from those perspectives |
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| Topic: | LeFevre, Robert | Founder of the Freedom School (later known as Rampart College) in Colorado Springs | |
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Writings | The Abstract Concept of Human Liberty Discusses how people may be interested in other people, in events or in material things but only a few are interested in ideas, and how each group of people tends to view liberty from those perspectives |
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| Topic: | Liberty | The right and ability to act and express oneself in a freely chosen manner | |
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Articles | The Abstract Concept of Human Liberty Discusses how people may be interested in other people, in events or in material things but only a few are interested in ideas, and how each group of people tends to view liberty from those perspectives |
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| Topic: | Politics | The practices of guiding, influencing or controlling government | |
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Articles | The Abstract Concept of Human Liberty Discusses how people may be interested in other people, in events or in material things but only a few are interested in ideas, and how each group of people tends to view liberty from those perspectives |
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| Topic: | War | Armed conflict between nations: "The Health of the State" | |
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Articles | The Abstract Concept of Human Liberty Discusses how people may be interested in other people, in events or in material things but only a few are interested in ideas, and how each group of people tends to view liberty from those perspectives |
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| 19 Jan 2022 | |||
| Topic: | Albania | Territory in southeast Europe on the Adriatic Sea, ruled since 1992 by the Republika e Shqipërisë | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 8.14, Rank: 43, Personal Freedom: 8.38, Economic Freedom: 7.81 |
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| Topic: | Algeria | Territory in northeast Africa, ruled since 1962 by the Al Jumhuriyah al Jazairiyah ad Dimuqratiyah ash Shabiyah | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 5.26, Rank: 154, Personal Freedom: 5.51, Economic Freedom: 4.9 |
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| Topic: | Angola | Territory in southwest Africa, nominally ruled since 2010 by the República de Angola | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 6.09, Rank: 129, Personal Freedom: 6.5, Economic Freedom: 5.5 |
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| Topic: | Argentina | Territory in southeast South America, ruled since 1861 by the República Argentina | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 7.38, Rank: 74, Personal Freedom: 8.73, Economic Freedom: 5.5 |
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| Topic: | Armenia | Territory in northwest Asia, ruled since 1991 by the Hayastani Hanrapetut'yun | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 8.2, Rank: 40, Personal Freedom: 8.32, Economic Freedom: 8.03 |
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| Topic: | Australia | The smallest continent, its territory is ruled since 1942 by the Monarchy of Australia | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 8.84, Rank: 8, Personal Freedom: 9.3, Economic Freedom: 8.2 |
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| Topic: | Austria | Territory in central Europe, ruled since 1955 by the Republik Österreich | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 8.67, Rank: 21, Personal Freedom: 9.25, Economic Freedom: 7.86 |
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| Topic: | Bahamas, The | Group of islands in the Atlantic Ocean, ruled since 1973 by the Monarchy of the Bahamas | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 8.22, Rank: 38, Personal Freedom: 8.69, Economic Freedom: 7.56 |
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| Topic: | Bahrain | Island in the Persian Gulf, ruled since 1971 by the Al Khalifa family | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 5.73, Rank: 143, Personal Freedom: 4.59, Economic Freedom: 7.33 |
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| Topic: | Bangladesh | Territory in southern Asia on the Bay of Bengal, ruled since 1971 by the Gônoprojatontri Bangladesh | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 5.75, Rank: 142, Personal Freedom: 5.52, Economic Freedom: 6.05 |
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| Topic: | Belgium | Territory in northwest Europe, ruled since 1830 by the Koninkrijk België/Royaume de Belgique | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 8.61, Rank: 23, Personal Freedom: 9.31, Economic Freedom: 7.62 |
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| Topic: | Bhutan | Territory in central Asia, ruled since 2008 by the Kingdom of Bhutan | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 6.86, Rank: 98, Personal Freedom: 6.9, Economic Freedom: 6.82 |
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| Topic: | Bolivia | Territory in western South America, ruled since 2009 by the Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 6.94, Rank: 92, Personal Freedom: 7.41, Economic Freedom: 6.28 |
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| Topic: | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Territory in south central Europe, ruled since 1995 by Republika Srpska, the Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine and the Brčko Distrikt | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 7.54, Rank: 67, Personal Freedom: 8.03, Economic Freedom: 6.86 |
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| Topic: | Botswana | Territory in south central Africa, ruled since 1966 by the Republic of Botswana | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 7.9, Rank: 53, Personal Freedom: 8.1, Economic Freedom: 7.62 |
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| Topic: | Brazil | Territory in eastern South America, ruled since 1988 by the República Federativa do Brasil | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 7.22, Rank: 78, Personal Freedom: 7.64, Economic Freedom: 6.63 |
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| Topic: | Brunei | Territory in the island of Borneo in southeast Asia, ruled since 1984 by the Negara Brunei Darussalam | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 6.46, Rank: 116, Personal Freedom: 5.87, Economic Freedom: 7.3 |
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| Topic: | Bulgaria | Territory in southeast Europe, ruled since 1991 by the Republic of Bulgaria | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 8.08, Rank: 45, Personal Freedom: 8.3, Economic Freedom: 7.76 |
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| Topic: | Cambodia | Territory in southeast Asia, ruled since 1993 by the Preăh Réachéanachâk Kâmpŭchéa | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 6.47, Rank: 115, Personal Freedom: 5.94, Economic Freedom: 7.22 |
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| Topic: | Canada | Territory in northern North America, ruled since 1982 by the Monarchy of Canada | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 8.85, Rank: 6, Personal Freedom: 9.4, Economic Freedom: 8.06 |
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| Topic: | Chile | Territory in southwest South America, ruled since 1980 by the República de Chile | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 8.44, Rank: 28, Personal Freedom: 8.86, Economic Freedom: 7.85 |
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| Topic: | China | Territory in eastern Asia, ruled since 1949 by the Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 5.57, Rank: 150, Personal Freedom: 4.87, Economic Freedom: 6.53 |
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| Topic: | Colombia | Territory in northwest South America, ruled since 1991 by the República de Colombia | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 7.01, Rank: 89, Personal Freedom: 7.14, Economic Freedom: 6.82 |
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| Topic: | Congo, Republic of the | Territory in west central Africa, ruled since 2002 by the République du Congo | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 5.55, Rank: 152, Personal Freedom: 5.88, Economic Freedom: 5.08 |
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| Topic: | Costa Rica | Territory in Central America, ruled since 1949 by the República de Costa Rica | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 8.25, Rank: 37, Personal Freedom: 8.66, Economic Freedom: 7.68 |
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| Topic: | Croatia | Territory in southern Europe, ruled since 1991 by the Republika Hrvatska | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 8.16, Rank: 42, Personal Freedom: 8.73, Economic Freedom: 7.36 |
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| Topic: | Cyprus | Island in the eastern Mediterranean, the largest portion of which is ruled since 1960 by the Republic of Cyprus | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 8.42, Rank: 29, Personal Freedom: 8.8, Economic Freedom: 7.89 |
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| Topic: | Czech Republic | Territory in central Europe, ruled since 1993 by the Ceská Republika | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 8.61, Rank: 23, Personal Freedom: 9.14, Economic Freedom: 7.87 |
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| Topic: | Denmark | Territory in northen Europe, ruled since 1953 by the Kongeriget Danmark | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 8.98, Rank: 3, Personal Freedom: 9.56, Economic Freedom: 8.17 |
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| Topic: | Dominican Republic | Territory in the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, ruled since 1961 by the República Dominicana | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 7.88, Rank: 54, Personal Freedom: 8.09, Economic Freedom: 7.58 |
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| Topic: | Ecuador | Territory in northwest South America, ruled since 2008 by the República del Ecuador | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 7.43, Rank: 72, Personal Freedom: 7.96, Economic Freedom: 6.68 |
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| Topic: | Egypt | Territory mostly in northeast Africa, ruled since 2011 by the Jumhūrīyat Miṣr al-ʿArabīyah | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 4.49, Rank: 161, Personal Freedom: 3.63, Economic Freedom: 5.68 |
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| Topic: | El Salvador | Territory in Central America, ruled since 1983 by the República de El Salvador | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 7.39, Rank: 73, Personal Freedom: 7.39, Economic Freedom: 7.39 |
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| Topic: | Estonia | Territory in north central Europe, ruled since 1991 by the Eesti Vabariik | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 8.91, Rank: 4, Personal Freedom: 9.48, Economic Freedom: 8.11 |
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| Topic: | Ethiopia | Territory in northeast Africa, ruled since 1991 by the ye-Ītyōṗṗyā Fēdēralāwī Dīmōkrāsīyāwī Rīpeblīk | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 5.95, Rank: 132, Personal Freedom: 6, Economic Freedom: 5.87 |
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| Topic: | Fiji | Islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean, ruled since 1987 by the Matanitu ko Viti | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 7.36, Rank: 75, Personal Freedom: 7.9, Economic Freedom: 6.54 |
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| Topic: | Finland | Territory in northern Europe, ruled since 1917 by the Suomen tasavalta | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 8.85, Rank: 6, Personal Freedom: 9.52, Economic Freedom: 7.92 |
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| Topic: | France | Territory in western Europe, ruled since 1958 by the République Française | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 8.34, Rank: 34, Personal Freedom: 8.91, Economic Freedom: 7.55 |
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| Topic: | Gambia, The | Territory in west Africa, ruled since 1970 by the Republic of The Gambia | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 6.88, Rank: 97, Personal Freedom: 6.77, Economic Freedom: 7.04 |
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| Topic: | Georgia | Territory in northwest Asia, ruled since 1991 by the Sakartvelo | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 8.2, Rank: 40, Personal Freedom: 8.15, Economic Freedom: 8.26 |
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| Topic: | Germany | Territory in north central Europe, ruled since 1990 by the Bundesrepublik Deutschland | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 8.73, Rank: 15, Personal Freedom: 9.32, Economic Freedom: 7.91 |
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| Topic: | Ghana | Territory in western Africa, ruled since 1992 by the Republic of Ghana | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 7.49, Rank: 70, Personal Freedom: 8.07, Economic Freedom: 6.69 |
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| Topic: | Greece | Territory in southeast Europe, ruled since 1975 by the Elliniki Dhimokratia | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 7.86, Rank: 56, Personal Freedom: 8.37, Economic Freedom: 7.15 |
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| Topic: | Guatemala | Territory in Central America, ruled since 1985 by the República de Guatemala | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 7.63, Rank: 65, Personal Freedom: 7.51, Economic Freedom: 7.8 |
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| Topic: | Haiti | Territory in the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, ruled since 1991 by the République d'Haïti | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 7.21, Rank: 80, Personal Freedom: 7.71, Economic Freedom: 6.51 |
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| Topic: | Honduras | Territory in northern Central America, ruled since 1982 by the República de Honduras | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 7.09, Rank: 86, Personal Freedom: 6.97, Economic Freedom: 7.26 |
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| Topic: | Hong Kong | Territory in southeast China, formerly a British Crown colony, ruled since 1997 as a Special Administrative Region of China | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 8.41, Rank: 30, Personal Freedom: 8.06, Economic Freedom: 8.91 |
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| Topic: | Hungary | Territory in central Europe, ruled since 1989 by the Magyarország | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 7.73, Rank: 59, Personal Freedom: 7.88, Economic Freedom: 7.53 |
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| Topic: | Iceland | Island in the north Atlantic Ocean, ruled since 1944 by the Lýðveldið Ísland | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 8.77, Rank: 12, Personal Freedom: 9.4, Economic Freedom: 7.9 |
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| Topic: | India | Territory in southern Asia, ruled since 1947 by the Bhārat Gaṇarājya | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 6.39, Rank: 119, Personal Freedom: 6.2, Economic Freedom: 6.66 |
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| Topic: | Indonesia | Territory in southeast Asia, ruled since 1959 by the Republik Indonesia | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 7.1, Rank: 85, Personal Freedom: 6.98, Economic Freedom: 7.26 |
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| Topic: | Iran | Territory in southwest Asia, ruled since 1979 by the Jomhuri ye Eslāmi ye Irān | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 4.53, Rank: 160, Personal Freedom: 4.14, Economic Freedom: 5.06 |
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| Topic: | Iraq | Territory in southwest Asia, ruled since 2005 by the Jumhūriyyat Al-‘Irāq | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 5.02, Rank: 157, Personal Freedom: 4.49, Economic Freedom: 5.74 |
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| Topic: | Ireland, Republic of | Territory in the island of Ireland in the northern Atlantic Ocean, ruled since 1937 by the Poblacht na hÉireann | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 8.9, Rank: 5, Personal Freedom: 9.4, Economic Freedom: 8.21 |
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| Topic: | Israel | Territory in southwest Asia, ruled since 1948 by the Medīnat Yisrā'el | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 7.66, Rank: 62, Personal Freedom: 7.69, Economic Freedom: 7.63 |
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| Topic: | Italy | Territory in southern Europe, ruled since 1946 by the Repubblica Italiana | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 8.49, Rank: 26, Personal Freedom: 9.12, Economic Freedom: 7.61 |
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| Topic: | Jamaica | Island in the Caribbean Sea, ruled since 1962 by the Monarchy of Jamaica | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 7.91, Rank: 52, Personal Freedom: 8.06, Economic Freedom: 7.71 |
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| Topic: | Japan | Archipelago off the northeast coast of Asia, ruled since 1947 by the Nippon-koku | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 8.73, Rank: 15, Personal Freedom: 9.26, Economic Freedom: 7.98 |
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| Topic: | Jordan | Territory in southwest Asia, ruled since 1949 by the Al-Mamlaka al-Urdunniyya al-Hāshimiyya | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 6.91, Rank: 94, Personal Freedom: 6.42, Economic Freedom: 7.59 |
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| Topic: | Kazakhstan | Territory in west central Asia, ruled since 1991 by the Qazaqstan Respublïkası | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 6.77, Rank: 106, Personal Freedom: 6.24, Economic Freedom: 7.52 |
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| Topic: | Kenya | Territory in east central Africa, ruled since 1964 by the Republic of Kenya | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 6.73, Rank: 109, Personal Freedom: 6.59, Economic Freedom: 6.94 |
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| Topic: | Korea, South | Territory in northeast Asia, ruled since 1948 by the Daehanminguk | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 8.39, Rank: 31, Personal Freedom: 8.94, Economic Freedom: 7.61 |
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| Topic: | Kuwait | Territory in the northeast Arabian Peninsula, ruled since 1961 by the Dawlat al-Kuwait | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 6.34, Rank: 121, Personal Freedom: 6.07, Economic Freedom: 6.72 |
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| Topic: | Kyrgyzstan | Territory in west central Asia, ruled since 1991 by the Kyrgyz Respublikasy | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 7.18, Rank: 81, Personal Freedom: 7.18, Economic Freedom: 7.17 |
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| Topic: | Laos | Territory in southeast Asia, ruled since 1975 by the Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 5.85, Rank: 136, Personal Freedom: 5.3, Economic Freedom: 6.6 |
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| Topic: | Latvia | Territory in north central Europe, ruled since 1990 by the Latvijas Republika | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 8.67, Rank: 21, Personal Freedom: 9.18, Economic Freedom: 7.94 |
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| Topic: | Lebanon | Territory in southwest Asia, ruled since 1946 by the al-Jumhūrīyah al-Lubnānīyah | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 6.76, Rank: 108, Personal Freedom: 6.76, Economic Freedom: 6.76 |
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| Topic: | Liberia | Territory in western Africa, ruled since 1986 by the Republic of Liberia | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 6.81, Rank: 103, Personal Freedom: 7.14, Economic Freedom: 6.35 |
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| Topic: | Liberty | The right and ability to act and express oneself in a freely chosen manner | |
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Websites | Famous Quotes / Quotations about Liberty Over 700 categories of quotes from Abortion to Youth, over 2500 authors or sources, and a "daily quotes" email service |
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Web Pages | The Philosophy of Liberty Originally a Flash presentation created by Kerry Pearson (also known as Lux Lucre), it is now available as a YouTube video and has been translated to over 40 languages |
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Publications | The Human Freedom Index 2021: A Global Measurement of Personal, Civil, and Economic Freedom 2021 report of the Human Freedom Index, edited by Ian Vásquez et al. |
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| Topic: | Libya | Territory in northern Africa, ruled since 2016 by the Government of National Accord | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 5.05, Rank: 156, Personal Freedom: 5.17, Economic Freedom: 4.79 |
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| Topic: | Lithuania | Territory in north central Europe, ruled since 1991 by the Lietuvos Respublika | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 8.68, Rank: 19, Personal Freedom: 9.01, Economic Freedom: 8.21 |
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| Topic: | Luxembourg | Territory in northwestern Europe, ruled since 1944 by the Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 8.8, Rank: 10, Personal Freedom: 9.48, Economic Freedom: 7.84 |
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| Topic: | Macedonia, Republic of | Territory in southeast Europe, ruled since 1991 by the Republika Makedonija | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 7.75, Rank: 58, Personal Freedom: 8.18, Economic Freedom: 7.13 |
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| Topic: | Madagascar | Islands off the southeast coast of Africa, ruled since 1960 by the Repoblikan'i Madagasikara | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 7.02, Rank: 88, Personal Freedom: 7.51, Economic Freedom: 6.33 |
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| Topic: | Malaysia | Territory in southeast Asia, ruled since 1963 by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and the Prime Minister of Malaysia | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 7.17, Rank: 82, Personal Freedom: 6.92, Economic Freedom: 7.52 |
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| Topic: | Malta | Archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea, ruled since 1964 by the Repubblika ta' Malta | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 8.45, Rank: 27, Personal Freedom: 8.75, Economic Freedom: 8.03 |
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| Topic: | Mauritius | Islands in the southwest Indian Ocean, ruled since 1992 by the Republic of Mauritius | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 8.07, Rank: 46, Personal Freedom: 8.01, Economic Freedom: 8.16 |
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| Topic: | Mexico | Territory in south central North America, ruled since 1917 by the Estados Unidos Mexicanos | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 6.92, Rank: 93, Personal Freedom: 6.72, Economic Freedom: 7.2 |
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| Topic: | Mongolia | Territory in east central Asia, ruled since 1992 by the Mongol uls | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 8, Rank: 47, Personal Freedom: 8.45, Economic Freedom: 7.38 |
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| Topic: | Morocco | Territory in northwest Africa, ruled since 1956 by the al Mamlakah al Maghribiyah | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 5.9, Rank: 134, Personal Freedom: 5.33, Economic Freedom: 6.69 |
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| Topic: | Myanmar | Territory in southeast Asia, ruled since 1989 by the Pyidaunzu Thanmăda Myăma Nainngandaw | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 5.78, Rank: 141, Personal Freedom: 5.72, Economic Freedom: 5.94 |
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| Topic: | Namibia | Territory in southern Africa, ruled since 1990 by the Republic of Namibia | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 7.56, Rank: 66, Personal Freedom: 8.12, Economic Freedom: 6.76 |
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| Topic: | Nepal | Territory in south Asia, ruled since 2008 by the Sanghiya Loktāntrik Ganatantra Nepāl | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 7.12, Rank: 84, Personal Freedom: 7.41, Economic Freedom: 6.71 |
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| Topic: | Netherlands | Territory in northwest Europe, ruled since 1815 by the Koninkrijk der Nederlanden | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 8.78, Rank: 11, Personal Freedom: 9.36, Economic Freedom: 7.96 |
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| Topic: | New Zealand | Islands in the southern Pacific Ocean, ruled since 1947 by the Monarchy of New Zealand | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 9.01, Rank: 2, Personal Freedom: 9.33, Economic Freedom: 8.56 |
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| Topic: | Nicaragua | Territory in Central America, ruled since 1987 by the República de Nicaragua | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 6.24, Rank: 125, Personal Freedom: 5.67, Economic Freedom: 7.04 |
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| Topic: | Nigeria | Territory in western Africa, ruled since 1960 by the Federal Republic of Nigeria | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 6.28, Rank: 123, Personal Freedom: 5.79, Economic Freedom: 6.97 |
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| Topic: | Norway | Territory in northern Europe, ruled since 1905 by the Kongeriket Norge | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 8.76, Rank: 13, Personal Freedom: 9.5, Economic Freedom: 7.72 |
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| Topic: | Oman | Territory in the Arabian Peninsula, ruled since 1970 by the Salṭanat ʻUmān | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 5.92, Rank: 133, Personal Freedom: 5.36, Economic Freedom: 6.69 |
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| Topic: | Pakistan | Territory in southern Asia, ruled since 1956 by the Islāmī Jumhūriyah Pākistān[ | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 5.63, Rank: 145, Personal Freedom: 5.41, Economic Freedom: 5.95 |
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| Topic: | Panama | Territory in south Central America, ruled since 1903 by the República de Panama | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 8.12, Rank: 44, Personal Freedom: 8.35, Economic Freedom: 7.79 |
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| Topic: | Paraguay | Territory in central South America, ruled since 1992 by the República del Paraguay | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 7.54, Rank: 67, Personal Freedom: 7.78, Economic Freedom: 7.22 |
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| Topic: | Peru | Territory in western South America, ruled since 1993 by the República del Perú | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 7.93, Rank: 50, Personal Freedom: 8.03, Economic Freedom: 7.78 |
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| Topic: | Philippines | Archipelago in the western Pacific Ocean, ruled since 1946 by the Republika ng Pilipinas | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 6.83, Rank: 101, Personal Freedom: 6.42, Economic Freedom: 7.42 |
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| Topic: | Poland | Territory in central Europe, ruled since 1989 by the Rzeczpospolita Polska | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 7.96, Rank: 49, Personal Freedom: 8.5, Economic Freedom: 7.2 |
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| Topic: | Portugal | Territory in southwestern Europe, ruled since 1976 by the República Portuguesa | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 8.69, Rank: 18, Personal Freedom: 9.33, Economic Freedom: 7.79 |
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| Topic: | Qatar | Territory in eastern Arabia, ruled since 1971 by the Al Thani family | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 6.15, Rank: 128, Personal Freedom: 5.48, Economic Freedom: 7.09 |
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| Topic: | Romania | Territory in southeast Europe, ruled since 1991 by the Statul Român | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 8.33, Rank: 35, Personal Freedom: 8.65, Economic Freedom: 7.88 |
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| Topic: | Russia | Territory in eastern Europe and northern Asia, ruled since 1991 by the Rossiyskaya Federatsiya | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 6.23, Rank: 126, Personal Freedom: 5.9, Economic Freedom: 6.7 |
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| Topic: | Rwanda | Territory in east central Africa, ruled since 1962 by the Repubulika y'u Rwanda | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 6.36, Rank: 120, Personal Freedom: 5.65, Economic Freedom: 7.35 |
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| Topic: | Saudi Arabia | Territory in southwestern Asia, ruled since 1932 by the Āl Sa‘ūd family | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 5.12, Rank: 155, Personal Freedom: 3.89, Economic Freedom: 6.85 |
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| Topic: | Senegal | Territory in western Africa, ruled since 1960 by the République du Sénégal | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 7.07, Rank: 87, Personal Freedom: 7.66, Economic Freedom: 6.25 |
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| Topic: | Serbia | Territory in southeastern Europe, ruled since 2006 by the Republika Srbija | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 7.54, Rank: 67, Personal Freedom: 7.77, Economic Freedom: 7.22 |
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| Topic: | Seychelles | Archipelago in the western Indian Ocean, ruled since 1976 by Repiblik Sesel | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 7.84, Rank: 57, Personal Freedom: 7.99, Economic Freedom: 7.63 |
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| Topic: | Singapore | Islands in southeast Asia, ruled since 1965 by the Xīnjiāpō Gònghéguó/Republic of Singapore | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 7.98, Rank: 48, Personal Freedom: 7.39, Economic Freedom: 8.81 |
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| Topic: | Slovakia | Territory in central Europe, ruled since 1993 by the Slovenská republika | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 8.21, Rank: 39, Personal Freedom: 8.63, Economic Freedom: 7.61 |
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| Topic: | Slovenia | Territory in central Europe, ruled since 1991 by the Republika Slovenija | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 8.37, Rank: 32, Personal Freedom: 9.04, Economic Freedom: 7.43 |
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| Topic: | Somalia | Territory in eastern Africa, nominally ruled since 1960 by the Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 4.93, Rank: 159, Personal Freedom: 3.68, Economic Freedom: 6.67 |
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| Topic: | South Africa | Territory in southern Africa, ruled since 1994 by the Republic of South Africa | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 7.3, Rank: 77, Personal Freedom: 7.53, Economic Freedom: 6.97 |
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| Topic: | Spain | Territory in southwestern Europe, ruled since 1975 by the Reino de España | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 8.56, Rank: 25, Personal Freedom: 9.04, Economic Freedom: 7.89 |
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| Topic: | Sri Lanka | Island in the Indian Ocean off the southeast coast of India, ruled since 1972 by the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 6.58, Rank: 112, Personal Freedom: 6.44, Economic Freedom: 6.78 |
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| Topic: | Sweden | Territory in northern Europe, ruled since 1905 by the Konungariket Sverige | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 8.83, Rank: 9, Personal Freedom: 9.63, Economic Freedom: 7.72 |
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| Topic: | Switzerland | Territory in west central Europe, ruled since 1848 by the Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft - Confédération suisse - Confederazione Svizzera | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 9.11, Rank: 1, Personal Freedom: 9.56, Economic Freedom: 8.48 |
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| Topic: | Syria | Territory in southwest Asia, nominally ruled since 1961 by the al-Jumhūriyyah al-‘Arabīyah as-Sūriyyah | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 3.66, Rank: 165, Personal Freedom: 2.6, Economic Freedom: 5.19 |
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| Topic: | Taiwan | Island off the southeast coast of China, ruled since 1949 by the Zhōnghuá Mínguó | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 8.68, Rank: 19, Personal Freedom: 9.14, Economic Freedom: 8.02 |
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| Topic: | Tanzania | Territory in east central Africa, ruled since 1964 by the Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 6.48, Rank: 114, Personal Freedom: 6.29, Economic Freedom: 6.75 |
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| Topic: | Thailand | Territory in southeast Asia, ruled since 1932 by the Ratcha Anachak Thai | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 6.89, Rank: 96, Personal Freedom: 6.9, Economic Freedom: 6.87 |
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| Topic: | Trinidad and Tobago | Islands in the southwest West Indies, ruled since 1962 by the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 7.7, Rank: 60, Personal Freedom: 8.01, Economic Freedom: 7.27 |
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| Topic: | Tunisia | Territory in northern Africa, ruled since 1956 by the al-Jumhūrīyah at-Tūnisīyah | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 6.46, Rank: 116, Personal Freedom: 6.82, Economic Freedom: 5.97 |
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| Topic: | Turkey | Territory in southwest Asia and southeast Europe, ruled since 1923 by the Türkiye Cumhuriyeti | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 5.79, Rank: 139, Personal Freedom: 5.25, Economic Freedom: 6.54 |
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| Topic: | Uganda | Territory in east central Africa, ruled since 1962 by the Jamhuri ya Uganda | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 6.32, Rank: 122, Personal Freedom: 5.54, Economic Freedom: 7.42 |
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| Topic: | Ukraine | Territory in eastern Europe, ruled since 1991 by the republic of Uryad Ukrayiny | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 6.86, Rank: 98, Personal Freedom: 7.33, Economic Freedom: 6.2 |
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| Topic: | United Arab Emirates | Territory in the eastern Arabian Peninsula, ruled since 1971 by the Dawlat al-Imārāt al-‘Arabīyah al-Muttaḥidah | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 6.06, Rank: 131, Personal Freedom: 5.2, Economic Freedom: 7.28 |
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| Topic: | United Kingdom | Island territories in western Europe, ruled since 1921 by the Monarchy of the United Kingdom | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 8.75, Rank: 14, Personal Freedom: 9.19, Economic Freedom: 8.15 |
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| Topic: | United States | Territory in central and northwest North America, ruled since 1788 by the United States of America | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 8.73, Rank: 15, Personal Freedom: 9.09, Economic Freedom: 8.24 |
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| Topic: | Uruguay | Territory in southeast South America, ruled since 1828 by the República Oriental del Uruguay | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 8.36, Rank: 33, Personal Freedom: 9.08, Economic Freedom: 7.36 |
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| Topic: | Venezuela | Territory in northern South America, ruled since 1999 by the República Bolivariana de Venezuela | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 4.03, Rank: 164, Personal Freedom: 4.9, Economic Freedom: 2.83 |
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| Topic: | Vietnam | Territory in southeast Asia, ruled since 1976 by the Cộng hòa xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 5.9, Rank: 134, Personal Freedom: 5.63, Economic Freedom: 6.26 |
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| Topic: | Yemen | Territory in the southern Arabian Peninsula, ruled since 1990 by the al-Jumhūrīyah al-Yamanīyah | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 4.08, Rank: 163, Personal Freedom: 3.11, Economic Freedom: 5.45 |
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| Topic: | Zimbabwe | Territory in southern Africa, ruled since 1980 by the Republic of Zimbabwe | |
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Measures of Freedom | Human Freedom Index 2019: 5.6, Rank: 149, Personal Freedom: 6.07, Economic Freedom: 4.94 |
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| Topic: | Business | Commercial activities that provide goods and services | |
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Articles | Winning the Battle for Freedom and Prosperity Updated from speech given at FreedomFest 2004; after a brief background on himself, Mackey criticizes the freedom movement from a marketing and branding perspective and suggests a different approach by de-emphasising some issues and prioritising others |
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| Topic: | Children | Sons and daughters; young persons, infants, adolescents | |
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Articles | A Passion for Life Discusses how political systems break the human spirit, how to live well one must live with passion, reflecting on the events of the Enlightment and the Industrial Revolution as inspiration and why personal liberty, not just economic freedom, is necessary |
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Winning the Battle for Freedom and Prosperity Updated from speech given at FreedomFest 2004; after a brief background on himself, Mackey criticizes the freedom movement from a marketing and branding perspective and suggests a different approach by de-emphasising some issues and prioritising others |
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| Topic: | Economic Resources | Natural, human and man-made factors used in the production of goods and services | |
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Articles | The State of Humanity: Good and Getting Better Contrasts the pessimistic 1980 prediction, made in the Global 2000 Report to the President, about the probable state of the world in the year 2000 with the actual state in the mid-1990's. |
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| Topic: | Economics | Study of the means that human beings use to satisfy their individually desired ends | |
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Articles | Rationality and Irrationality; Subjectivism and Objectivity of Praxeological Research Chapter 1, "Acting Man", section 4; argues that all human action is rational, i.e., the outcome of reasonable deliberation |
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| Topic: | Educational Freedom | Absence of coercion in learning and educating | |
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Articles | Winning the Battle for Freedom and Prosperity Updated from speech given at FreedomFest 2004; after a brief background on himself, Mackey criticizes the freedom movement from a marketing and branding perspective and suggests a different approach by de-emphasising some issues and prioritising others |
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| Topic: | Free Market | The uncoerced, consensual exchanges of goods and services between individuals, antithesis of the State | |
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Articles | Winning the Battle for Freedom and Prosperity Updated from speech given at FreedomFest 2004; after a brief background on himself, Mackey criticizes the freedom movement from a marketing and branding perspective and suggests a different approach by de-emphasising some issues and prioritising others |
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| Topic: | Health | The general condition of the body; freedom from physical disease or pain | |
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Articles | Winning the Battle for Freedom and Prosperity Updated from speech given at FreedomFest 2004; after a brief background on himself, Mackey criticizes the freedom movement from a marketing and branding perspective and suggests a different approach by de-emphasising some issues and prioritising others |
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| Topic: | Health Care | Preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic and other services related to the health of an individual | |
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Articles | Winning the Battle for Freedom and Prosperity Updated from speech given at FreedomFest 2004; after a brief background on himself, Mackey criticizes the freedom movement from a marketing and branding perspective and suggests a different approach by de-emphasising some issues and prioritising others |
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| Topic: | Libertarianism | Political philosophy that advocates freedom of action and thought for every human | |
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Articles | Winning the Battle for Freedom and Prosperity Updated from speech given at FreedomFest 2004; after a brief background on himself, Mackey criticizes the freedom movement from a marketing and branding perspective and suggests a different approach by de-emphasising some issues and prioritising others |
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| Topic: | Liberty | The right and ability to act and express oneself in a freely chosen manner | |
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Articles | Winning the Battle for Freedom and Prosperity Updated from speech given at FreedomFest 2004; after a brief background on himself, Mackey criticizes the freedom movement from a marketing and branding perspective and suggests a different approach by de-emphasising some issues and prioritising others |
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| Topic: | Liberty, Individual | Enjoyment by individuals of social, political and economic rights | |
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Articles | Winning the Battle for Freedom and Prosperity Updated from speech given at FreedomFest 2004; after a brief background on himself, Mackey criticizes the freedom movement from a marketing and branding perspective and suggests a different approach by de-emphasising some issues and prioritising others |
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| Topic: | Life | The inalienable human right from which other rights are derived | |
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Articles | The State of Humanity: Good and Getting Better Contrasts the pessimistic 1980 prediction, made in the Global 2000 Report to the President, about the probable state of the world in the year 2000 with the actual state in the mid-1990's. |
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A Passion for Life Discusses how political systems break the human spirit, how to live well one must live with passion, reflecting on the events of the Enlightment and the Industrial Revolution as inspiration and why personal liberty, not just economic freedom, is necessary |
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Winning the Battle for Freedom and Prosperity Updated from speech given at FreedomFest 2004; after a brief background on himself, Mackey criticizes the freedom movement from a marketing and branding perspective and suggests a different approach by de-emphasising some issues and prioritising others |
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| Topic: | Life Extension | Methods for slowing or reversing aging and extending human life | |
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Articles | Winning the Battle for Freedom and Prosperity Updated from speech given at FreedomFest 2004; after a brief background on himself, Mackey criticizes the freedom movement from a marketing and branding perspective and suggests a different approach by de-emphasising some issues and prioritising others |
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| Topic: | Mises, Ludwig von | Austrian school economist, author of Human Action | |
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Writings | Rationality and Irrationality; Subjectivism and Objectivity of Praxeological Research Chapter 1, "Acting Man", section 4; argues that all human action is rational, i.e., the outcome of reasonable deliberation |
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| Topic: | Orwell, George | British writer, author of 1984 and Animal Farm | |
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Articles | A Passion for Life Discusses how political systems break the human spirit, how to live well one must live with passion, reflecting on the events of the Enlightment and the Industrial Revolution as inspiration and why personal liberty, not just economic freedom, is necessary |
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| Topic: | Personal Responsibility | Accepting the consequences of one's actions | |
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Articles | Winning the Battle for Freedom and Prosperity Updated from speech given at FreedomFest 2004; after a brief background on himself, Mackey criticizes the freedom movement from a marketing and branding perspective and suggests a different approach by de-emphasising some issues and prioritising others |
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| Topic: | Politics | The practices of guiding, influencing or controlling government | |
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Articles | A Passion for Life Discusses how political systems break the human spirit, how to live well one must live with passion, reflecting on the events of the Enlightment and the Industrial Revolution as inspiration and why personal liberty, not just economic freedom, is necessary |
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| Topic: | Rand, Ayn | Objectivist philosopher, novelist | |
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Articles | Winning the Battle for Freedom and Prosperity Updated from speech given at FreedomFest 2004; after a brief background on himself, Mackey criticizes the freedom movement from a marketing and branding perspective and suggests a different approach by de-emphasising some issues and prioritising others |
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| Topic: | Richman, Sheldon | Executive editor of The Libertarian Institute, former editor of The Freeman and former vice president of the Future of Freedom Foundation | |
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Writings | The State of Humanity: Good and Getting Better Contrasts the pessimistic 1980 prediction, made in the Global 2000 Report to the President, about the probable state of the world in the year 2000 with the actual state in the mid-1990's. |
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| Topic: | Shaffer, Butler | Professor of law at Southwestern University | |
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Writings | A Passion for Life Discusses how political systems break the human spirit, how to live well one must live with passion, reflecting on the events of the Enlightment and the Industrial Revolution as inspiration and why personal liberty, not just economic freedom, is necessary |
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| Topic: | Simon, Julian | Professor of Business Administration, author | |
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Writings | The State of Humanity: Good and Getting Better Contrasts the pessimistic 1980 prediction, made in the Global 2000 Report to the President, about the probable state of the world in the year 2000 with the actual state in the mid-1990's. |
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| Topic: | Socialism | Socio-economic system in which the means of production and distribution are under collective or government control | |
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Articles | Winning the Battle for Freedom and Prosperity Updated from speech given at FreedomFest 2004; after a brief background on himself, Mackey criticizes the freedom movement from a marketing and branding perspective and suggests a different approach by de-emphasising some issues and prioritising others |
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| Topic: | Taxation | Compulsory contributions demanded by governments from individuals and other entities | |
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Articles | Winning the Battle for Freedom and Prosperity Updated from speech given at FreedomFest 2004; after a brief background on himself, Mackey criticizes the freedom movement from a marketing and branding perspective and suggests a different approach by de-emphasising some issues and prioritising others |
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| Topic: | War | Armed conflict between nations: "The Health of the State" | |
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Articles | Winning the Battle for Freedom and Prosperity Updated from speech given at FreedomFest 2004; after a brief background on himself, Mackey criticizes the freedom movement from a marketing and branding perspective and suggests a different approach by de-emphasising some issues and prioritising others |
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| 17 Jan 2022 | |||
| Topic: | Bentham, Jeremy | 18th/19th century English philosopher and legal scholar, an early proponent of utilitarianism | |
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Articles | Libertarianism and Legal Paternalism Discusses laws "designed to protect people from themselves" arguing that in general such laws are illegitimate |
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| Topic: | Branden, Barbara | Writer and lecturer, author of The Passion of Ayn Rand | |
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Articles | Interview with Nathaniel Branden In two parts; topics range from David Kelley, objectivisim, Ayn Rand, his memoir Judgment Day, Barbara Branden, Leonard Peikoff, homosexuality, self-esteem and more |
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| Topic: | Branden, Nathaniel | Psychotherapist, author of The Psychology of Self-Esteem | |
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Interviews | Interview with Nathaniel Branden In two parts; topics range from David Kelley, objectivisim, Ayn Rand, his memoir Judgment Day, Barbara Branden, Leonard Peikoff, homosexuality, self-esteem and more |
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| Topic: | Children | Sons and daughters; young persons, infants, adolescents | |
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Articles | Interview with Nathaniel Branden In two parts; topics range from David Kelley, objectivisim, Ayn Rand, his memoir Judgment Day, Barbara Branden, Leonard Peikoff, homosexuality, self-esteem and more |
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Libertarianism and Legal Paternalism Discusses laws "designed to protect people from themselves" arguing that in general such laws are illegitimate |
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| Topic: | Ethics | Branch of philosophy that studies the values that guide human conduct | |
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Articles | Interview with Nathaniel Branden In two parts; topics range from David Kelley, objectivisim, Ayn Rand, his memoir Judgment Day, Barbara Branden, Leonard Peikoff, homosexuality, self-esteem and more |
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| Topic: | Hospers, John | Professor of philosophy, 1972 Libertarian Presidential candidate | |
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Writings | Libertarianism and Legal Paternalism Discusses laws "designed to protect people from themselves" arguing that in general such laws are illegitimate |
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| Topic: | Kelley, David | Founder and Executive Director of The Objectivist Center | |
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Articles | Interview with Nathaniel Branden In two parts; topics range from David Kelley, objectivisim, Ayn Rand, his memoir Judgment Day, Barbara Branden, Leonard Peikoff, homosexuality, self-esteem and more |
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| Topic: | Liberty | The right and ability to act and express oneself in a freely chosen manner | |
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Articles | Libertarianism and Legal Paternalism Discusses laws "designed to protect people from themselves" arguing that in general such laws are illegitimate |
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| Topic: | Liberty, Moral | Freedom to engage in acts purportedly injurious to one's self or one's property | |
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Articles | Libertarianism and Legal Paternalism Discusses laws "designed to protect people from themselves" arguing that in general such laws are illegitimate |
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| Topic: | Life | The inalienable human right from which other rights are derived | |
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Articles | Interview with Nathaniel Branden In two parts; topics range from David Kelley, objectivisim, Ayn Rand, his memoir Judgment Day, Barbara Branden, Leonard Peikoff, homosexuality, self-esteem and more |
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Interview with David Kelley Topics discussed include: the Institute for Objectivist Studies, ties between IOS and classical liberal institutions, the Objectivism movement, the split with the Ayn Rand Institute, the marketplace of ideas, open questions in philosophy, and psychology |
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| Topic: | Love, Romantic | Emotional and sexual relationships between men and women | |
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Articles | Interview with Nathaniel Branden In two parts; topics range from David Kelley, objectivisim, Ayn Rand, his memoir Judgment Day, Barbara Branden, Leonard Peikoff, homosexuality, self-esteem and more |
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| Topic: | Mill, John Stuart | Nineteenth century British philosopher and economist, author of On Liberty | |
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Articles | Libertarianism and Legal Paternalism Discusses laws "designed to protect people from themselves" arguing that in general such laws are illegitimate |
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| Topic: | Objectivism | Philosophy put forth by Ayn Rand | |
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Articles | Interview with Nathaniel Branden In two parts; topics range from David Kelley, objectivisim, Ayn Rand, his memoir Judgment Day, Barbara Branden, Leonard Peikoff, homosexuality, self-esteem and more |
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| Topic: | Personal Responsibility | Accepting the consequences of one's actions | |
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Articles | Interview with Nathaniel Branden In two parts; topics range from David Kelley, objectivisim, Ayn Rand, his memoir Judgment Day, Barbara Branden, Leonard Peikoff, homosexuality, self-esteem and more |
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| Topic: | Psychology | The sudy of the mind and of human behavior | |
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Articles | Interview with Nathaniel Branden In two parts; topics range from David Kelley, objectivisim, Ayn Rand, his memoir Judgment Day, Barbara Branden, Leonard Peikoff, homosexuality, self-esteem and more |
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Interview with David Kelley Topics discussed include: the Institute for Objectivist Studies, ties between IOS and classical liberal institutions, the Objectivism movement, the split with the Ayn Rand Institute, the marketplace of ideas, open questions in philosophy, and psychology |
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| Topic: | Rand, Ayn | Objectivist philosopher, novelist | |
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Articles | Interview with Nathaniel Branden In two parts; topics range from David Kelley, objectivisim, Ayn Rand, his memoir Judgment Day, Barbara Branden, Leonard Peikoff, homosexuality, self-esteem and more |
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Interview with David Kelley Topics discussed include: the Institute for Objectivist Studies, ties between IOS and classical liberal institutions, the Objectivism movement, the split with the Ayn Rand Institute, the marketplace of ideas, open questions in philosophy, and psychology |
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| Topic: | Sciabarra, Chris Matthew | Politics scholar at New York University, editor of The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies | |
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Articles | Interview with Nathaniel Branden In two parts; topics range from David Kelley, objectivisim, Ayn Rand, his memoir Judgment Day, Barbara Branden, Leonard Peikoff, homosexuality, self-esteem and more |
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| Topic: | Self-Esteem | Confidence and respect in oneself | |
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Articles | Interview with Nathaniel Branden In two parts; topics range from David Kelley, objectivisim, Ayn Rand, his memoir Judgment Day, Barbara Branden, Leonard Peikoff, homosexuality, self-esteem and more |
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| Topic: | Sexual Pleasure | Sensual gratification from sexual activities | |
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Articles | Interview with Nathaniel Branden In two parts; topics range from David Kelley, objectivisim, Ayn Rand, his memoir Judgment Day, Barbara Branden, Leonard Peikoff, homosexuality, self-esteem and more |
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| Topic: | Simon, Julian | Professor of Business Administration, author | |
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Articles | Interview with David Kelley Topics discussed include: the Institute for Objectivist Studies, ties between IOS and classical liberal institutions, the Objectivism movement, the split with the Ayn Rand Institute, the marketplace of ideas, open questions in philosophy, and psychology |
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| 14 Jan 2022 | |||
| Topic: | Communism | Socio-economic system in which private property rights are eliminated | |
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Articles | The Humanitarian with the Guillotine Reprinted from The God of the Machine (1943), chapter XX; analyzes the negative consequences of "humanitarians" (or professional philanthropists) and politicians act to provide relief to the needy |
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| Topic: | Epistemology | Branch of philosophy that studies the nature of knowledge | |
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Articles | Herbert Spencer's Theory of Causation Discusses Spencer's epistemology, his views on causation and how it affects social interactions, concluding with his ethical theory and concept of justice |
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| Topic: | Ethics | Branch of philosophy that studies the values that guide human conduct | |
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Articles | Herbert Spencer's Theory of Causation Discusses Spencer's epistemology, his views on causation and how it affects social interactions, concluding with his ethical theory and concept of justice |
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| Topic: | Life | The inalienable human right from which other rights are derived | |
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Articles | Hard Cases Make Bad Law Discusses the attempt by members of the U.S. Congress to have U.S. federal courts intervene in the Terri Schiavo case, already decided by a Florida district court |
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The Humanitarian with the Guillotine Reprinted from The God of the Machine (1943), chapter XX; analyzes the negative consequences of "humanitarians" (or professional philanthropists) and politicians act to provide relief to the needy |
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Herbert Spencer's Theory of Causation Discusses Spencer's epistemology, his views on causation and how it affects social interactions, concluding with his ethical theory and concept of justice |
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| Topic: | Paterson, Isabel | Canadian-born, American literary critic, author of The God of the Machine | |
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Writings | The Humanitarian with the Guillotine Reprinted from The God of the Machine (1943), chapter XX; analyzes the negative consequences of "humanitarians" (or professional philanthropists) and politicians act to provide relief to the needy |
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| Topic: | Personal Responsibility | Accepting the consequences of one's actions | |
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Articles | The Humanitarian with the Guillotine Reprinted from The God of the Machine (1943), chapter XX; analyzes the negative consequences of "humanitarians" (or professional philanthropists) and politicians act to provide relief to the needy |
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| Topic: | Philosophy | The study of questions about existence, knowledge and ethics | |
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Articles | Herbert Spencer's Theory of Causation Discusses Spencer's epistemology, his views on causation and how it affects social interactions, concluding with his ethical theory and concept of justice |
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| Topic: | Smith, George H. | Writer, author of Why Atheism? | |
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Writings | Herbert Spencer's Theory of Causation Discusses Spencer's epistemology, his views on causation and how it affects social interactions, concluding with his ethical theory and concept of justice |
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| Topic: | Spencer, Herbert | 19th century English philosopher | |
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Articles | Herbert Spencer's Theory of Causation Discusses Spencer's epistemology, his views on causation and how it affects social interactions, concluding with his ethical theory and concept of justice |
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| Topic: | Taxation | Compulsory contributions demanded by governments from individuals and other entities | |
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Articles | The Humanitarian with the Guillotine Reprinted from The God of the Machine (1943), chapter XX; analyzes the negative consequences of "humanitarians" (or professional philanthropists) and politicians act to provide relief to the needy |
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| Topic: | World War II | Worldwide conflict from 1939 to 1945 | |
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Articles | The Humanitarian with the Guillotine Reprinted from The God of the Machine (1943), chapter XX; analyzes the negative consequences of "humanitarians" (or professional philanthropists) and politicians act to provide relief to the needy |
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| 13 Jan 2022 | |||
| Topic: | Economics | Study of the means that human beings use to satisfy their individually desired ends | |
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Articles | The Economics of Self-Ownership Explores ten economic arguments in justification of the self-ownership axiom |
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| Topic: | Free Market | The uncoerced, consensual exchanges of goods and services between individuals, antithesis of the State | |
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Articles | The Economics of Self-Ownership Explores ten economic arguments in justification of the self-ownership axiom |
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| Topic: | Learning | The process of acquiring knowledge or skills | |
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Articles | The Economics of Self-Ownership Explores ten economic arguments in justification of the self-ownership axiom |
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| Topic: | Life | The inalienable human right from which other rights are derived | |
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Articles | The Economics of Self-Ownership Explores ten economic arguments in justification of the self-ownership axiom |
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| Topic: | Rothbard, Murray | Economist of the Austrian School, author of For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto | |
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Articles | The Economics of Self-Ownership Explores ten economic arguments in justification of the self-ownership axiom |
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| Topic: | Self-ownership | The principle that each individual owns his or her body and life | |
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Articles | The Economics of Self-Ownership Explores ten economic arguments in justification of the self-ownership axiom |
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| 12 Jan 2022 | |||
| Topic: | Branden, Barbara | Writer and lecturer, author of The Passion of Ayn Rand | |
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Books Authored | The Passion of Ayn Rand Contents: Prologue - We The Living - The Fountainhead - Atlas Shrugged - Denouement - Epilogue; basis for the 1999 film starring Helen Mirren |
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| Topic: | Cold War | The struggle between the so-called superpowers and their respective allies during the second half of the 20th century | |
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Articles | The Death of Politics Discusses libertarianism, contrasting it with both conservatism and modern liberalism, including specific policy differences |
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| Topic: | Communications Technology | Design, construction and maintenance of communications systems | |
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Articles | Alternative Medicine Is Libertarian Medicine Discusses several aspects of healthcare, including self-ownership, being responsible for our own care, decentralized information, the collapse of external authorities and the dehumanizing decisions resulting from institutionalized healthcare |
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| Topic: | Conservatism | Political philosophy that emphasizes respect for traditional institutions | |
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Articles | The Death of Politics Discusses libertarianism, contrasting it with both conservatism and modern liberalism, including specific policy differences |
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| Topic: | Corporatism | Socio-economic system in which large businesses exert influence over and benefit from government policies | |
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Articles | The Death of Politics Discusses libertarianism, contrasting it with both conservatism and modern liberalism, including specific policy differences |
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| Topic: | Drugs, War on | Legislation and enforcement actions against substances that are deemed to be addictive or otherwise dangerous | |
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Articles | The Death of Politics Discusses libertarianism, contrasting it with both conservatism and modern liberalism, including specific policy differences |
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| Topic: | Entrepreneurship | Managerial skills and willingness to take risks in the production of goods and services | |
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Articles | The Death of Politics Discusses libertarianism, contrasting it with both conservatism and modern liberalism, including specific policy differences |
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| Topic: | Fascism | Politico-economic system where the means of production are nominally in private hands but controlled by a combination of state and business interests | |
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Articles | Alternative Medicine Is Libertarian Medicine Discusses several aspects of healthcare, including self-ownership, being responsible for our own care, decentralized information, the collapse of external authorities and the dehumanizing decisions resulting from institutionalized healthcare |
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| Topic: | Goldwater, Barry | Arizona Senator and 1964 Republican presidential candidate | |
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Articles | The Death of Politics Discusses libertarianism, contrasting it with both conservatism and modern liberalism, including specific policy differences |
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| Topic: | Harper, F. A. | Economics professor, founder of the Institute for Humane Studies | |
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Articles | Alternative Medicine Is Libertarian Medicine Discusses several aspects of healthcare, including self-ownership, being responsible for our own care, decentralized information, the collapse of external authorities and the dehumanizing decisions resulting from institutionalized healthcare |
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| Topic: | Health Care | Preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic and other services related to the health of an individual | |
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Articles | Alternative Medicine Is Libertarian Medicine Discusses several aspects of healthcare, including self-ownership, being responsible for our own care, decentralized information, the collapse of external authorities and the dehumanizing decisions resulting from institutionalized healthcare |
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| Topic: | Hess, Karl | Editor of Libertarian Party News 1986-1990, Barry Goldwater speechwriter | |
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Writings | The Death of Politics Discusses libertarianism, contrasting it with both conservatism and modern liberalism, including specific policy differences |
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| Topic: | Libertarianism | Political philosophy that advocates freedom of action and thought for every human | |
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Articles | The Death of Politics Discusses libertarianism, contrasting it with both conservatism and modern liberalism, including specific policy differences |
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Alternative Medicine Is Libertarian Medicine Discusses several aspects of healthcare, including self-ownership, being responsible for our own care, decentralized information, the collapse of external authorities and the dehumanizing decisions resulting from institutionalized healthcare |
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Topic: | Life | The inalienable human right from which other rights are derived |
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Articles | The Death of Politics Discusses libertarianism, contrasting it with both conservatism and modern liberalism, including specific policy differences |
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Alternative Medicine Is Libertarian Medicine Discusses several aspects of healthcare, including self-ownership, being responsible for our own care, decentralized information, the collapse of external authorities and the dehumanizing decisions resulting from institutionalized healthcare |
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| Topic: | Mill, John Stuart | Nineteenth century British philosopher and economist, author of On Liberty | |
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Books Authored | Autobiography Partial contents: I. Childhood and Early Education - II. Moral Influences in Early Youth. My Father's Character and Opinions - III. Last Stage of Education and First of Self-education - IV. Youthful Propagandism. The Westminster Review |
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| Topic: | Monopoly | Exclusive control by someone or some group of the means of producing or selling a good or service | |
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Articles | The Death of Politics Discusses libertarianism, contrasting it with both conservatism and modern liberalism, including specific policy differences |
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| Topic: | Personal Responsibility | Accepting the consequences of one's actions | |
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Articles | Alternative Medicine Is Libertarian Medicine Discusses several aspects of healthcare, including self-ownership, being responsible for our own care, decentralized information, the collapse of external authorities and the dehumanizing decisions resulting from institutionalized healthcare |
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| Topic: | Politics | The practices of guiding, influencing or controlling government | |
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Articles | The Death of Politics Discusses libertarianism, contrasting it with both conservatism and modern liberalism, including specific policy differences |
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| Topic: | Rand, Ayn | Objectivist philosopher, novelist | |
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Articles | The Death of Politics Discusses libertarianism, contrasting it with both conservatism and modern liberalism, including specific policy differences |
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Books | The Passion of Ayn Rand Contents: Prologue - We The Living - The Fountainhead - Atlas Shrugged - Denouement - Epilogue; basis for the 1999 film starring Helen Mirren |
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| Topic: | Self-ownership | The principle that each individual owns his or her body and life | |
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Articles | Alternative Medicine Is Libertarian Medicine Discusses several aspects of healthcare, including self-ownership, being responsible for our own care, decentralized information, the collapse of external authorities and the dehumanizing decisions resulting from institutionalized healthcare |
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| Topic: | Shaffer, Butler | Professor of law at Southwestern University | |
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Writings | Alternative Medicine Is Libertarian Medicine Discusses several aspects of healthcare, including self-ownership, being responsible for our own care, decentralized information, the collapse of external authorities and the dehumanizing decisions resulting from institutionalized healthcare |
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| Topic: | Speech, Freedom of | Liberty to speak, write or otherwise express oneself | |
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Articles | The Death of Politics Discusses libertarianism, contrasting it with both conservatism and modern liberalism, including specific policy differences |
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| Topic: | State, The | The group of people that, having effective control over a government, benefit the most from the exercise of its power | |
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Articles | Alternative Medicine Is Libertarian Medicine Discusses several aspects of healthcare, including self-ownership, being responsible for our own care, decentralized information, the collapse of external authorities and the dehumanizing decisions resulting from institutionalized healthcare |
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| Topic: | Technology | Practical application of engineering or technical processes | |
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Articles | The Death of Politics Discusses libertarianism, contrasting it with both conservatism and modern liberalism, including specific policy differences |
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| 11 Jan 2022 | |||
| Topic: | Capitalism | Economic system where the means of production are privately owned | |
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Articles | Why Do Intellectuals Oppose Capitalism? Posits that "wordsmith" (as opposed to "numbersmith") intellectuals often resent capitalism because the market society does not reward them as their schooling did |
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| Topic: | Free Market | The uncoerced, consensual exchanges of goods and services between individuals, antithesis of the State | |
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Articles | Why Do Intellectuals Oppose Capitalism? Posits that "wordsmith" (as opposed to "numbersmith") intellectuals often resent capitalism because the market society does not reward them as their schooling did |
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| Topic: | Nozick, Robert | Professor of philosophy, author of Anarchy, State, and Utopia | |
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Writings | Why Do Intellectuals Oppose Capitalism? Posits that "wordsmith" (as opposed to "numbersmith") intellectuals often resent capitalism because the market society does not reward them as their schooling did |
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| Topic: | Socialism | Socio-economic system in which the means of production and distribution are under collective or government control | |
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Articles | Why Do Intellectuals Oppose Capitalism? Posits that "wordsmith" (as opposed to "numbersmith") intellectuals often resent capitalism because the market society does not reward them as their schooling did |
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| Topic: | Society | Grouping of individuals interacting with each other | |
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Articles | Why Do Intellectuals Oppose Capitalism? Posits that "wordsmith" (as opposed to "numbersmith") intellectuals often resent capitalism because the market society does not reward them as their schooling did |
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| 10 Jan 2022 | |||
| Topic: | Cold War | The struggle between the so-called superpowers and their respective allies during the second half of the 20th century | |
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Articles | The War the Government Cannot Win Discusses how government cannnot win the war on terror because economic law is more powerful than the state |
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| Topic: | Democracy | Form of government where the power is exercised directly or indirectly by a majority of the citizens | |
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Articles | Spencer, Herbert (1820-1903) Biographical essay |
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| Topic: | Economics | Study of the means that human beings use to satisfy their individually desired ends | |
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Articles | The War the Government Cannot Win Discusses how government cannnot win the war on terror because economic law is more powerful than the state |
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| Topic: | Entrepreneurship | Managerial skills and willingness to take risks in the production of goods and services | |
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Articles | Smoking Bans Are Dangerous to a Free Society's Health Argues against proposed legislation in the city of Baltimore and the state of Maryland to ban smoking in restaurants and bars |
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| Topic: | Ethics | Branch of philosophy that studies the values that guide human conduct | |
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Articles | Try This On Your Friends Poses a riddle about the extent to which government is needed |
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| Topic: | Government | The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision | |
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Articles | Try This On Your Friends Poses a riddle about the extent to which government is needed |
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The War the Government Cannot Win Discusses how government cannnot win the war on terror because economic law is more powerful than the state |
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Spencer, Herbert (1820-1903) Biographical essay |
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| Topic: | Harper, F. A. | Economics professor, founder of the Institute for Humane Studies | |
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Writings | Try This On Your Friends Poses a riddle about the extent to which government is needed |
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| Topic: | Hayek, Friedrich | 1974 Nobel Prize winner in Economics Sciences | |
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Articles | Up From Freedom: Friedrich von Hayek and the Defence of Liberty Opens with biographical and bibliographical details and then discusses Hayek's insights. concluding that he was fortunate to witness the collapse of communism which "demonstrated the practical impossibility" of social engineering |
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| Topic: | Health | The general condition of the body; freedom from physical disease or pain | |
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Articles | Smoking Bans Are Dangerous to a Free Society's Health Argues against proposed legislation in the city of Baltimore and the state of Maryland to ban smoking in restaurants and bars |
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| Topic: | Iraq | Territory in southwest Asia, ruled since 2005 by the Jumhūriyyat Al-‘Irāq | |
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Articles | The War the Government Cannot Win Discusses how government cannnot win the war on terror because economic law is more powerful than the state |
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| Topic: | Iraq War | Invasion of Iraq by the U.S. and other countries, purportedly to find weapons of mass destruction | |
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Articles | The War the Government Cannot Win Discusses how government cannnot win the war on terror because economic law is more powerful than the state |
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| Topic: | Liberty | The right and ability to act and express oneself in a freely chosen manner | |
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Articles | The War the Government Cannot Win Discusses how government cannnot win the war on terror because economic law is more powerful than the state |
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| Topic: | Liberty, Individual | Enjoyment by individuals of social, political and economic rights | |
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Articles | Spencer, Herbert (1820-1903) Biographical essay |
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| Topic: | Mises, Ludwig von | Austrian school economist, author of Human Action | |
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Articles | The War the Government Cannot Win Discusses how government cannnot win the war on terror because economic law is more powerful than the state |
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| Topic: | Rockwell, Lew | President of the Ludwig von Mises Institute and editor of LewRockwell.com | |
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Writings | The War the Government Cannot Win Discusses how government cannnot win the war on terror because economic law is more powerful than the state |
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| Topic: | Smith, George H. | Writer, author of Why Atheism? | |
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Writings | Spencer, Herbert (1820-1903) Biographical essay |
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| Topic: | Socialism | Socio-economic system in which the means of production and distribution are under collective or government control | |
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Articles | The War the Government Cannot Win Discusses how government cannnot win the war on terror because economic law is more powerful than the state |
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| Topic: | Society | Grouping of individuals interacting with each other | |
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Articles | Try This On Your Friends Poses a riddle about the extent to which government is needed |
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The War the Government Cannot Win Discusses how government cannnot win the war on terror because economic law is more powerful than the state |
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Smoking Bans Are Dangerous to a Free Society's Health Argues against proposed legislation in the city of Baltimore and the state of Maryland to ban smoking in restaurants and bars |
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Spencer, Herbert (1820-1903) Biographical essay |
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| Topic: | Spencer, Herbert | 19th century English philosopher | |
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Reference | Spencer, Herbert (1820-1903) Biographical essay |
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| Topic: | State, The | The group of people that, having effective control over a government, benefit the most from the exercise of its power | |
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Articles | The War the Government Cannot Win Discusses how government cannnot win the war on terror because economic law is more powerful than the state |
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| Topic: | Terrorism | The systematic use of violence to attempt to achieve ideological goals | |
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Articles | The War the Government Cannot Win Discusses how government cannnot win the war on terror because economic law is more powerful than the state |
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| Topic: | United States | Territory in central and northwest North America, ruled since 1788 by the United States of America | |
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Articles | The War the Government Cannot Win Discusses how government cannnot win the war on terror because economic law is more powerful than the state |
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| Topic: | War | Armed conflict between nations: "The Health of the State" | |
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Articles | The War the Government Cannot Win Discusses how government cannnot win the war on terror because economic law is more powerful than the state |
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| 8 Jan 2022 | |||
| Topic: | Ruwart, Mary | Pharmaceutical research scientist, author of Healing Our World, 2008 LP presidential aspirant | |
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Websites | Official Site of Dr. Mary Ruwart - Author of Healing Our World Personal website, includes profile page, blog, sections on her three major works and an archive of the late Lee Wrights LibertyForAll.net site |
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| 7 Jan 2022 | |||
| Topic: | Anarcho-Capitalism | Political theory that rejects governmental authority and advocates laissez-faire capitalism | |
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Articles | Robert Nozick, Philosopher of Liberty Focuses mainly on Nozick's contributions in Anarchy, State, and Utopia, with brief reference to his later works and his death earlier in 2002 |
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| Topic: | Libertarianism | Political philosophy that advocates freedom of action and thought for every human | |
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Articles | Robert Nozick, Philosopher of Liberty Focuses mainly on Nozick's contributions in Anarchy, State, and Utopia, with brief reference to his later works and his death earlier in 2002 |
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| Topic: | Long, Roderick T. | Professor of philosophy at Auburn University, president of the Molinari Institute | |
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Writings | Robert Nozick, Philosopher of Liberty Focuses mainly on Nozick's contributions in Anarchy, State, and Utopia, with brief reference to his later works and his death earlier in 2002 |
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| Topic: | Nozick, Robert | Professor of philosophy, author of Anarchy, State, and Utopia | |
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Articles | Robert Nozick, Philosopher of Liberty Focuses mainly on Nozick's contributions in Anarchy, State, and Utopia, with brief reference to his later works and his death earlier in 2002 |
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| Topic: | Society | Grouping of individuals interacting with each other | |
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Articles | Robert Nozick, Philosopher of Liberty Focuses mainly on Nozick's contributions in Anarchy, State, and Utopia, with brief reference to his later works and his death earlier in 2002 |
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| Topic: | Taxation | Compulsory contributions demanded by governments from individuals and other entities | |
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Articles | Robert Nozick, Philosopher of Liberty Focuses mainly on Nozick's contributions in Anarchy, State, and Utopia, with brief reference to his later works and his death earlier in 2002 |
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| Topic: | Bentham, Jeremy | 18th/19th century English philosopher and legal scholar, an early proponent of utilitarianism | |
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Articles | Reasoning on the Nature of Things Discusses how natural law doctrines were repudiated by utilitarians, why natural rights are important from an economic viewpoint, how the rights to life, liberty and property can be construed and what the author understands as the "social contract" |
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| Topic: | Bill of Rights, United States | First 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution | |
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Articles | The Quest for Cosmic Justice Review of The Quest for Cosmic Justice (1999) by Thomas Sowell |
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| Topic: | Branden, Nathaniel | Psychotherapist, author of The Psychology of Self-Esteem | |
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Biography | About Nathaniel Branden At what used to be his personal website |
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| Topic: | Communism | Socio-economic system in which private property rights are eliminated | |
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Articles | The Quest for Cosmic Justice Review of The Quest for Cosmic Justice (1999) by Thomas Sowell |
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| Topic: | Ebeling, Richard | Professor of economics, former president of the Foundation for Economic Education | |
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Writings | The Quest for Cosmic Justice Review of The Quest for Cosmic Justice (1999) by Thomas Sowell |
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| Topic: | Government | The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision | |
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Articles | Reasoning on the Nature of Things Discusses how natural law doctrines were repudiated by utilitarians, why natural rights are important from an economic viewpoint, how the rights to life, liberty and property can be construed and what the author understands as the "social contract" |
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| Topic: | Law | Set of rules and guidelines intended to influence social behavior | |
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Articles | Reasoning on the Nature of Things Discusses how natural law doctrines were repudiated by utilitarians, why natural rights are important from an economic viewpoint, how the rights to life, liberty and property can be construed and what the author understands as the "social contract" |
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| Topic: | Law, Rule of | Legal environment where cases are handled in a non-arbitrary manner | |
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Articles | The Quest for Cosmic Justice Review of The Quest for Cosmic Justice (1999) by Thomas Sowell |
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| Topic: | Liberty | The right and ability to act and express oneself in a freely chosen manner | |
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Articles | Reasoning on the Nature of Things Discusses how natural law doctrines were repudiated by utilitarians, why natural rights are important from an economic viewpoint, how the rights to life, liberty and property can be construed and what the author understands as the "social contract" |
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| Topic: | Mill, John Stuart | Nineteenth century British philosopher and economist, author of On Liberty | |
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Articles | Reasoning on the Nature of Things Discusses how natural law doctrines were repudiated by utilitarians, why natural rights are important from an economic viewpoint, how the rights to life, liberty and property can be construed and what the author understands as the "social contract" |
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| Topic: | Philosophy | The study of questions about existence, knowledge and ethics | |
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Articles | Reasoning on the Nature of Things Discusses how natural law doctrines were repudiated by utilitarians, why natural rights are important from an economic viewpoint, how the rights to life, liberty and property can be construed and what the author understands as the "social contract" |
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| Topic: | Smith, Adam | Eighteenth century Scottish economist, author of The Wealth of Nations | |
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Articles | Reasoning on the Nature of Things Discusses how natural law doctrines were repudiated by utilitarians, why natural rights are important from an economic viewpoint, how the rights to life, liberty and property can be construed and what the author understands as the "social contract" |
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| Topic: | Society | Grouping of individuals interacting with each other | |
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Articles | The Quest for Cosmic Justice Review of The Quest for Cosmic Justice (1999) by Thomas Sowell |
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| Topic: | Sowell, Thomas | Author, syndicated columnist, fellow at the Hoover Institution | |
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Articles | The Quest for Cosmic Justice Review of The Quest for Cosmic Justice (1999) by Thomas Sowell |
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| 4 Jan 2022 | |||
| Topic: | Communism | Socio-economic system in which private property rights are eliminated | |
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Articles | The Production of Security Questions whether the provision of security to citizens should be an exception to the economic principle of free competition, delving into arguments favoring monopolistic and communistic government and concluding with a hypothetical free market example |
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| Topic: | Democracy | Form of government where the power is exercised directly or indirectly by a majority of the citizens | |
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Articles | The Production of Security Questions whether the provision of security to citizens should be an exception to the economic principle of free competition, delving into arguments favoring monopolistic and communistic government and concluding with a hypothetical free market example |
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| Topic: | Epistemology | Branch of philosophy that studies the nature of knowledge | |
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Articles | Popper, Karl (1902-1994) Biographical essay |
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| Topic: | Free Market | The uncoerced, consensual exchanges of goods and services between individuals, antithesis of the State | |
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Articles | On Evil Acts Analyzes the typical mainstream ("liberal") and conservative responses to acts of violence such as the April 2007 Virginia Tech shooting |
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| Topic: | Government | The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision | |
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Articles | The Production of Security Questions whether the provision of security to citizens should be an exception to the economic principle of free competition, delving into arguments favoring monopolistic and communistic government and concluding with a hypothetical free market example |
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| Topic: | Hayek, Friedrich | 1974 Nobel Prize winner in Economics Sciences | |
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Articles | Popper, Karl (1902-1994) Biographical essay |
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| Topic: | Long, Roderick T. | Professor of philosophy at Auburn University, president of the Molinari Institute | |
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Articles | The Open Society and Its Worst Enemies Considers the 7-9 January 2015 attacks in Paris and contrasts the choice between an open, free society and imperialistic, militaristic foreign intervention |
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| Topic: | Molinari, Gustave de | 19th century Belgian/French economist, considered the originator of market-anarchism | |
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Writings | The Production of Security Questions whether the provision of security to citizens should be an exception to the economic principle of free competition, delving into arguments favoring monopolistic and communistic government and concluding with a hypothetical free market example |
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| Topic: | Monopoly | Exclusive control by someone or some group of the means of producing or selling a good or service | |
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Articles | The Production of Security Questions whether the provision of security to citizens should be an exception to the economic principle of free competition, delving into arguments favoring monopolistic and communistic government and concluding with a hypothetical free market example |
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| Topic: | Nock, Albert Jay | Author of Our Enemy, The State, founder of The Freeman (1920-24) | |
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Articles | Oppenheimer, Franz (1864-1943) Biographical essay |
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| Topic: | Oppenheimer, Franz | German sociologist and economist, author of The State | |
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Reference | Oppenheimer, Franz (1864-1943) Biographical essay |
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| Topic: | Popper, Karl | 20th century Austrian-born British philosopher | |
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Reference | Popper, Karl (1902-1994) Biographical essay |
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| Topic: | Smith, George H. | Writer, author of Why Atheism? | |
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Writings | Oppenheimer, Franz (1864-1943) Biographical essay |
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| Topic: | Society | Grouping of individuals interacting with each other | |
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Articles | Liberty Defined Speech to the Mont Pelerin Society; Harper first offers his definition of liberty, then explores "adulterated" definitions, its relation to morals, moral law and basic humans rights, ending with his hope for the cause of liberty |
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Popper, Karl (1902-1994) Biographical essay |
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| Topic: | State, The | The group of people that, having effective control over a government, benefit the most from the exercise of its power | |
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Articles | Oppenheimer, Franz (1864-1943) Biographical essay |
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| 3 Jan 2022 | |||
| Topic: | Arms, Right to Keep and Bear | Right of individuals to own firearms | |
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Articles | The Invisible Hand Is a Gentle Hand Originally published at HarryBrowne.org; defends the free market and individual liberty, quoting among others Bastiat, Thomas Jefferson, David and Milton Friedman, John Lott, Isabel Paterson, Proudhon, Adam Smith, Sowell, John Stossel and Walter Williams |
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| Topic: | Democracy | Form of government where the power is exercised directly or indirectly by a majority of the citizens | |
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Articles | Introductory Chapter I |
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| Topic: | Drugs, War on | Legislation and enforcement actions against substances that are deemed to be addictive or otherwise dangerous | |
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Articles | The Invisible Hand Is a Gentle Hand Originally published at HarryBrowne.org; defends the free market and individual liberty, quoting among others Bastiat, Thomas Jefferson, David and Milton Friedman, John Lott, Isabel Paterson, Proudhon, Adam Smith, Sowell, John Stossel and Walter Williams |
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| Topic: | Eminent Domain Protections | Restrictions on the power of governments to take private property for public use | |
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Articles | The Invisible Hand Is a Gentle Hand Originally published at HarryBrowne.org; defends the free market and individual liberty, quoting among others Bastiat, Thomas Jefferson, David and Milton Friedman, John Lott, Isabel Paterson, Proudhon, Adam Smith, Sowell, John Stossel and Walter Williams |
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| Topic: | Free Market | The uncoerced, consensual exchanges of goods and services between individuals, antithesis of the State | |
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Articles | The Invisible Hand Is a Gentle Hand Originally published at HarryBrowne.org; defends the free market and individual liberty, quoting among others Bastiat, Thomas Jefferson, David and Milton Friedman, John Lott, Isabel Paterson, Proudhon, Adam Smith, Sowell, John Stossel and Walter Williams |
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| Topic: | Friedman, David D. | Professor of Law and Economics | |
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Articles | The Invisible Hand Is a Gentle Hand Originally published at HarryBrowne.org; defends the free market and individual liberty, quoting among others Bastiat, Thomas Jefferson, David and Milton Friedman, John Lott, Isabel Paterson, Proudhon, Adam Smith, Sowell, John Stossel and Walter Williams |
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| Topic: | Government | The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision | |
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Articles | The Invisible Hand Is a Gentle Hand Originally published at HarryBrowne.org; defends the free market and individual liberty, quoting among others Bastiat, Thomas Jefferson, David and Milton Friedman, John Lott, Isabel Paterson, Proudhon, Adam Smith, Sowell, John Stossel and Walter Williams |
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| Topic: | Hancock, John | Signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, president of the Second Continental Congress | |
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Web Pages | Signers of the Declaration of Independence: John Hancock Includes portrait, biographical details and essay |
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| Topic: | Harris, Sharon | President of The Advocates for Self-Government | |
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Writings | The Invisible Hand Is a Gentle Hand Originally published at HarryBrowne.org; defends the free market and individual liberty, quoting among others Bastiat, Thomas Jefferson, David and Milton Friedman, John Lott, Isabel Paterson, Proudhon, Adam Smith, Sowell, John Stossel and Walter Williams |
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| Topic: | Health Care | Preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic and other services related to the health of an individual | |
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Articles | The Invisible Hand Is a Gentle Hand Originally published at HarryBrowne.org; defends the free market and individual liberty, quoting among others Bastiat, Thomas Jefferson, David and Milton Friedman, John Lott, Isabel Paterson, Proudhon, Adam Smith, Sowell, John Stossel and Walter Williams |
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| Topic: | Liberty, Individual | Enjoyment by individuals of social, political and economic rights | |
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Articles | Introductory Chapter I |
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| Topic: | Medicine | The science and art of preventing, diagnosing and treating disease | |
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Articles | The Invisible Hand Is a Gentle Hand Originally published at HarryBrowne.org; defends the free market and individual liberty, quoting among others Bastiat, Thomas Jefferson, David and Milton Friedman, John Lott, Isabel Paterson, Proudhon, Adam Smith, Sowell, John Stossel and Walter Williams |
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| Topic: | Mill, John Stuart | Nineteenth century British philosopher and economist, author of On Liberty | |
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Writings | Introductory Chapter I |
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| Topic: | Private Property | Ownership of assets by individuals or non-governmental legal entities | |
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Articles | The Invisible Hand Is a Gentle Hand Originally published at HarryBrowne.org; defends the free market and individual liberty, quoting among others Bastiat, Thomas Jefferson, David and Milton Friedman, John Lott, Isabel Paterson, Proudhon, Adam Smith, Sowell, John Stossel and Walter Williams |
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| Topic: | Prohibition | Laws forbidding the production, sale, transportation or consumption of alcoholic beverages | |
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Articles | The Invisible Hand Is a Gentle Hand Originally published at HarryBrowne.org; defends the free market and individual liberty, quoting among others Bastiat, Thomas Jefferson, David and Milton Friedman, John Lott, Isabel Paterson, Proudhon, Adam Smith, Sowell, John Stossel and Walter Williams |
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| Topic: | Religion, Freedom of | Liberty to practice any or no religion | |
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Articles | Introductory Chapter I |
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| Topic: | Smith, Adam | Eighteenth century Scottish economist, author of The Wealth of Nations | |
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Articles | The Invisible Hand Is a Gentle Hand Originally published at HarryBrowne.org; defends the free market and individual liberty, quoting among others Bastiat, Thomas Jefferson, David and Milton Friedman, John Lott, Isabel Paterson, Proudhon, Adam Smith, Sowell, John Stossel and Walter Williams |
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| Topic: | Social Security Tax | Tax imposed on employers and employees to fund the Social Security system | |
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Articles | The Invisible Hand Is a Gentle Hand Originally published at HarryBrowne.org; defends the free market and individual liberty, quoting among others Bastiat, Thomas Jefferson, David and Milton Friedman, John Lott, Isabel Paterson, Proudhon, Adam Smith, Sowell, John Stossel and Walter Williams |
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| Topic: | Society | Grouping of individuals interacting with each other | |
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Articles | The Invisible Hand Is a Gentle Hand Originally published at HarryBrowne.org; defends the free market and individual liberty, quoting among others Bastiat, Thomas Jefferson, David and Milton Friedman, John Lott, Isabel Paterson, Proudhon, Adam Smith, Sowell, John Stossel and Walter Williams |
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Introductory Chapter I |
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| Topic: | Speech, Freedom of | Liberty to speak, write or otherwise express oneself | |
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Articles | Introductory Chapter I |
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| Topic: | Spooner, Lysander | Lawyer, abolitionist, entrepreneur, legal theorist and political radical | |
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Articles | The Invisible Hand Is a Gentle Hand Originally published at HarryBrowne.org; defends the free market and individual liberty, quoting among others Bastiat, Thomas Jefferson, David and Milton Friedman, John Lott, Isabel Paterson, Proudhon, Adam Smith, Sowell, John Stossel and Walter Williams |
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| Topic: | War | Armed conflict between nations: "The Health of the State" | |
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Articles | The Invisible Hand Is a Gentle Hand Originally published at HarryBrowne.org; defends the free market and individual liberty, quoting among others Bastiat, Thomas Jefferson, David and Milton Friedman, John Lott, Isabel Paterson, Proudhon, Adam Smith, Sowell, John Stossel and Walter Williams |
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| 31 Dec 2021 | |||
| Topic: | Aristotle | Greek philosopher, tutor of young Alexander the Great | |
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Articles | Herbert Spencer - Hero of the Day Argues that Spencer was a pioneer of "dialectical" (context-keeping) libertarianism |
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| Topic: | Arms, Right to Keep and Bear | Right of individuals to own firearms | |
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Articles | The Idea of a Private Law Society Discusses the problem of social order, i.e., rules to regulate the use of "everything scarce so that all possible conflicts can be ruled out" |
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| Topic: | Bush, George W. | Forty-third President of the United States | |
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Articles | If the State Falls, Does Society Crumble? Discusses the situation in Iraq four years after the 2003 invasion and evaluates the question of "just how integral is the state to society?" |
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| Topic: | Democracy | Form of government where the power is exercised directly or indirectly by a majority of the citizens | |
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Articles | The Idea of a Private Law Society Discusses the problem of social order, i.e., rules to regulate the use of "everything scarce so that all possible conflicts can be ruled out" |
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| Topic: | Economic Resources | Natural, human and man-made factors used in the production of goods and services | |
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Articles | The Idea of a Private Law Society Discusses the problem of social order, i.e., rules to regulate the use of "everything scarce so that all possible conflicts can be ruled out" |
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| Topic: | George Mason University | Two Nobel laureates in Economic Sciences | |
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Websites | GMU.edu - George Mason University Sections include academics, research, library, admissions and student life |
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| Topic: | Government | The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision | |
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Articles | The Idea of a Private Law Society Discusses the problem of social order, i.e., rules to regulate the use of "everything scarce so that all possible conflicts can be ruled out" |
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| Topic: | Iraq | Territory in southwest Asia, ruled since 2005 by the Jumhūriyyat Al-‘Irāq | |
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Articles | If the State Falls, Does Society Crumble? Discusses the situation in Iraq four years after the 2003 invasion and evaluates the question of "just how integral is the state to society?" |
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| Topic: | Law | Set of rules and guidelines intended to influence social behavior | |
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Articles | The Idea of a Private Law Society Discusses the problem of social order, i.e., rules to regulate the use of "everything scarce so that all possible conflicts can be ruled out" |
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| Topic: | Monopoly | Exclusive control by someone or some group of the means of producing or selling a good or service | |
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Articles | The Idea of a Private Law Society Discusses the problem of social order, i.e., rules to regulate the use of "everything scarce so that all possible conflicts can be ruled out" |
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| Topic: | Private Property | Ownership of assets by individuals or non-governmental legal entities | |
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Articles | The Idea of a Private Law Society Discusses the problem of social order, i.e., rules to regulate the use of "everything scarce so that all possible conflicts can be ruled out" |
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| Topic: | Rockwell, Lew | President of the Ludwig von Mises Institute and editor of LewRockwell.com | |
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Writings | If the State Falls, Does Society Crumble? Discusses the situation in Iraq four years after the 2003 invasion and evaluates the question of "just how integral is the state to society?" |
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| Topic: | Society | Grouping of individuals interacting with each other | |
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Articles | The Idea of a Private Law Society Discusses the problem of social order, i.e., rules to regulate the use of "everything scarce so that all possible conflicts can be ruled out" |
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If the State Falls, Does Society Crumble? Discusses the situation in Iraq four years after the 2003 invasion and evaluates the question of "just how integral is the state to society?" |
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| Topic: | State, The | The group of people that, having effective control over a government, benefit the most from the exercise of its power | |
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Articles | The Idea of a Private Law Society Discusses the problem of social order, i.e., rules to regulate the use of "everything scarce so that all possible conflicts can be ruled out" |
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If the State Falls, Does Society Crumble? Discusses the situation in Iraq four years after the 2003 invasion and evaluates the question of "just how integral is the state to society?" |
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| Topic: | Taxation | Compulsory contributions demanded by governments from individuals and other entities | |
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Articles | The Idea of a Private Law Society Discusses the problem of social order, i.e., rules to regulate the use of "everything scarce so that all possible conflicts can be ruled out" |
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| 30 Dec 2021 | |||
| Topic: | Branden, Nathaniel | Psychotherapist, author of The Psychology of Self-Esteem | |
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Websites | Nathaniel Branden Branden's personal website while alive; includes discussions about children, objectivism, politics, relationships, self-esteem, work and sentence-completion exercises |
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Books Authored | Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal Essays by Rand, Nathaniel Branden, Alan Greenspan and Robert Hessen; partial list: What is Capitalism? - Gold and Economic Freedom - The Anatomy of Compromise - Conservatism: An Obituary - The New Fascism: Rule by Consensus - The Nature of Government |
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| Topic: | Capitalism | Economic system where the means of production are privately owned | |
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Books | Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal Essays by Rand, Nathaniel Branden, Alan Greenspan and Robert Hessen; partial list: What is Capitalism? - Gold and Economic Freedom - The Anatomy of Compromise - Conservatism: An Obituary - The New Fascism: Rule by Consensus - The Nature of Government |
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| Topic: | Children | Sons and daughters; young persons, infants, adolescents | |
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Articles | Henry David Thoreau and "Civil Disobedience," Part 1 After some background and biographical material, describes the event (Thoreau's imprisonment) that led to writing "Civil Disobedience" and Thoreau's reaction to those who paid the tax on his behalf, his jailers, his neighbors and Ralph Waldo Emerson |
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| Topic: | Ebeling, Richard | Professor of economics, former president of the Foundation for Economic Education | |
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Writings | The Future and Its Enemies Review of The Future and Its Enemies (1998) by Virginia Postrel |
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| Topic: | Emerson, Ralph Waldo | Nineteenth century American author, the "Sage of Concord" | |
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Articles | Henry David Thoreau and "Civil Disobedience," Part 1 After some background and biographical material, describes the event (Thoreau's imprisonment) that led to writing "Civil Disobedience" and Thoreau's reaction to those who paid the tax on his behalf, his jailers, his neighbors and Ralph Waldo Emerson |
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| Topic: | Ethics | Branch of philosophy that studies the values that guide human conduct | |
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Articles | Henry David Thoreau and "Civil Disobedience," Part 1 After some background and biographical material, describes the event (Thoreau's imprisonment) that led to writing "Civil Disobedience" and Thoreau's reaction to those who paid the tax on his behalf, his jailers, his neighbors and Ralph Waldo Emerson |
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| Topic: | Evolution | The process of gradual transformation of living organisms over time | |
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Articles | Herbert Spencer as an Anthropologist Traces Spencer's contributions to the fields now known as anthropology and sociology and how his concept of cultural evolution was developed |
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| Topic: | Hayek, Friedrich | 1974 Nobel Prize winner in Economics Sciences | |
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Articles | The Future and Its Enemies Review of The Future and Its Enemies (1998) by Virginia Postrel |
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| Topic: | Homeschooling | Educating children at home | |
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Articles | Herbert Spencer as an Anthropologist Traces Spencer's contributions to the fields now known as anthropology and sociology and how his concept of cultural evolution was developed |
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| Topic: | Law | Set of rules and guidelines intended to influence social behavior | |
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Articles | Henry David Thoreau and "Civil Disobedience," Part 1 After some background and biographical material, describes the event (Thoreau's imprisonment) that led to writing "Civil Disobedience" and Thoreau's reaction to those who paid the tax on his behalf, his jailers, his neighbors and Ralph Waldo Emerson |
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| Topic: | Learning | The process of acquiring knowledge or skills | |
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Articles | The Future and Its Enemies Review of The Future and Its Enemies (1998) by Virginia Postrel |
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| Topic: | Life | The inalienable human right from which other rights are derived | |
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Articles | Henry David Thoreau and "Civil Disobedience," Part 1 After some background and biographical material, describes the event (Thoreau's imprisonment) that led to writing "Civil Disobedience" and Thoreau's reaction to those who paid the tax on his behalf, his jailers, his neighbors and Ralph Waldo Emerson |
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| Topic: | McElroy, Wendy | Author, individualist feminist | |
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Writings | Henry David Thoreau and "Civil Disobedience," Part 1 After some background and biographical material, describes the event (Thoreau's imprisonment) that led to writing "Civil Disobedience" and Thoreau's reaction to those who paid the tax on his behalf, his jailers, his neighbors and Ralph Waldo Emerson |
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| Topic: | Mill, John Stuart | Nineteenth century British philosopher and economist, author of On Liberty | |
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Articles | Herbert Spencer as an Anthropologist Traces Spencer's contributions to the fields now known as anthropology and sociology and how his concept of cultural evolution was developed |
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| Topic: | Personal Responsibility | Accepting the consequences of one's actions | |
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Articles | Freedom, Virtue, and Responsibility, Part 1 Examines some of the reasons why so many believe that drug legalization is a bad idea and that the war on drugs should go on, pointing out that not even penitentaries, German concentration camps or police states are drug free |
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Freedom, Virtue, and Responsibility, Part 3 Explains the counterintuitive notion that in order to achieve a caring, compassionate, "good" society it is necessary to allow everyone the freedom to be irresponsible, to do anything they want as long it does not infringe on others' equal freedom |
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| Topic: | Postrel, Virginia | Author, columnist, former editor of Reason magazine | |
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Articles | The Future and Its Enemies Review of The Future and Its Enemies (1998) by Virginia Postrel |
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| Topic: | Rand, Ayn | Objectivist philosopher, novelist | |
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Books Authored | Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal Essays by Rand, Nathaniel Branden, Alan Greenspan and Robert Hessen; partial list: What is Capitalism? - Gold and Economic Freedom - The Anatomy of Compromise - Conservatism: An Obituary - The New Fascism: Rule by Consensus - The Nature of Government |
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| Topic: | Resistance to Civil Government | Essay by Thoreau, retitled posthumously as "Civil Disobedience", in which he argued that individuals have a duty to resist government-imposed injustice | |
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Articles | Henry David Thoreau and "Civil Disobedience," Part 1 After some background and biographical material, describes the event (Thoreau's imprisonment) that led to writing "Civil Disobedience" and Thoreau's reaction to those who paid the tax on his behalf, his jailers, his neighbors and Ralph Waldo Emerson |
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| Topic: | Society | Grouping of individuals interacting with each other | |
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Articles | The Future and Its Enemies Review of The Future and Its Enemies (1998) by Virginia Postrel |
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Herbert Spencer as an Anthropologist Traces Spencer's contributions to the fields now known as anthropology and sociology and how his concept of cultural evolution was developed |
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| Topic: | Spencer, Herbert | 19th century English philosopher | |
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Articles | Herbert Spencer as an Anthropologist Traces Spencer's contributions to the fields now known as anthropology and sociology and how his concept of cultural evolution was developed |
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| Topic: | State, The | The group of people that, having effective control over a government, benefit the most from the exercise of its power | |
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Articles | Henry David Thoreau and "Civil Disobedience," Part 1 After some background and biographical material, describes the event (Thoreau's imprisonment) that led to writing "Civil Disobedience" and Thoreau's reaction to those who paid the tax on his behalf, his jailers, his neighbors and Ralph Waldo Emerson |
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| Topic: | Taxation | Compulsory contributions demanded by governments from individuals and other entities | |
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Articles | Henry David Thoreau and "Civil Disobedience," Part 1 After some background and biographical material, describes the event (Thoreau's imprisonment) that led to writing "Civil Disobedience" and Thoreau's reaction to those who paid the tax on his behalf, his jailers, his neighbors and Ralph Waldo Emerson |
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| Topic: | Thoreau, Henry David | Nineteenth-century American author, noted for the essay "Civil Disobedience" | |
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Articles | Henry David Thoreau and "Civil Disobedience," Part 1 After some background and biographical material, describes the event (Thoreau's imprisonment) that led to writing "Civil Disobedience" and Thoreau's reaction to those who paid the tax on his behalf, his jailers, his neighbors and Ralph Waldo Emerson |
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| Topic: | War | Armed conflict between nations: "The Health of the State" | |
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Articles | Herbert Spencer as an Anthropologist Traces Spencer's contributions to the fields now known as anthropology and sociology and how his concept of cultural evolution was developed |
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| Topic: | Aristotle | Greek philosopher, tutor of young Alexander the Great | |
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Articles | Dialectics and Liberty Written ten years after publication of the first two of Sciabarra's "Dialectic and Liberty" trilogy, discusses Hayek's and Rand's dialectical analysis approaches and suggests that such context-keeping analysis is important in radical libertarian theory |
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| Topic: | Bastiat, Frédéric | 19th century French economist | |
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Articles | Frédéric Bastiat: Two Hundred Years On Extensive survey of Bastiat's life and writings |
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| Topic: | Capitalism | Economic system where the means of production are privately owned | |
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Articles | Dialectics and Liberty Written ten years after publication of the first two of Sciabarra's "Dialectic and Liberty" trilogy, discusses Hayek's and Rand's dialectical analysis approaches and suggests that such context-keeping analysis is important in radical libertarian theory |
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| Topic: | Dialectics | A method of reasoning that explores a subject from various different perspectives | |
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Articles | Dialectics and Liberty Written ten years after publication of the first two of Sciabarra's "Dialectic and Liberty" trilogy, discusses Hayek's and Rand's dialectical analysis approaches and suggests that such context-keeping analysis is important in radical libertarian theory |
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| Topic: | Ebeling, Richard | Professor of economics, former president of the Foundation for Economic Education | |
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Writings | The Fable of the Bees Tells the Story of Society Discusses the "moral" of Mandeville's work The Fable of the Bees, that "prosperous, wealthy and great societies only arise from men's self-interested desires" |
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| Topic: | Economics | Study of the means that human beings use to satisfy their individually desired ends | |
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Articles | Frédéric Bastiat: Two Hundred Years On Extensive survey of Bastiat's life and writings |
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The Fable of the Bees Tells the Story of Society Discusses the "moral" of Mandeville's work The Fable of the Bees, that "prosperous, wealthy and great societies only arise from men's self-interested desires" |
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| Topic: | Ethics | Branch of philosophy that studies the values that guide human conduct | |
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Articles | Frédéric Bastiat: Two Hundred Years On Extensive survey of Bastiat's life and writings |
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| Topic: | Ferguson, Adam | 18th century Scottish philosopher and historian | |
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Reference | Ferguson, Adam (1723-1816) Biographical essay |
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| Topic: | Free Trade | Exchange of goods and services without barriers | |
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Articles | Frédéric Bastiat: Two Hundred Years On Extensive survey of Bastiat's life and writings |
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| Topic: | Hayek, Friedrich | 1974 Nobel Prize winner in Economics Sciences | |
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Articles | Dialectics and Liberty Written ten years after publication of the first two of Sciabarra's "Dialectic and Liberty" trilogy, discusses Hayek's and Rand's dialectical analysis approaches and suggests that such context-keeping analysis is important in radical libertarian theory |
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| Topic: | Libertarianism | Political philosophy that advocates freedom of action and thought for every human | |
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Articles | Dialectics and Liberty Written ten years after publication of the first two of Sciabarra's "Dialectic and Liberty" trilogy, discusses Hayek's and Rand's dialectical analysis approaches and suggests that such context-keeping analysis is important in radical libertarian theory |
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| Topic: | Licensing, Occupational | Laws and regulations that limit entry into or continued exercise of a particular occupation | |
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Articles | Frédéric Bastiat: Two Hundred Years On Extensive survey of Bastiat's life and writings |
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| Topic: | Mandeville, Bernard | 18th century Dutch philosopher, physician and satirist | |
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Articles | The Fable of the Bees Tells the Story of Society Discusses the "moral" of Mandeville's work The Fable of the Bees, that "prosperous, wealthy and great societies only arise from men's self-interested desires" |
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| Topic: | Oppenheimer, Franz | German sociologist and economist, author of The State | |
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Articles | Frédéric Bastiat: Two Hundred Years On Extensive survey of Bastiat's life and writings |
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| Topic: | Personal Responsibility | Accepting the consequences of one's actions | |
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Articles | Dialectics and Liberty Written ten years after publication of the first two of Sciabarra's "Dialectic and Liberty" trilogy, discusses Hayek's and Rand's dialectical analysis approaches and suggests that such context-keeping analysis is important in radical libertarian theory |
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| Topic: | Property Rights | Rights of an owner to use and dispose of assets | |
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Articles | Frédéric Bastiat: Two Hundred Years On Extensive survey of Bastiat's life and writings |
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| Topic: | Rand, Ayn | Objectivist philosopher, novelist | |
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Articles | Dialectics and Liberty Written ten years after publication of the first two of Sciabarra's "Dialectic and Liberty" trilogy, discusses Hayek's and Rand's dialectical analysis approaches and suggests that such context-keeping analysis is important in radical libertarian theory |
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| Topic: | Road to Serfdom, The | Book authored by Friedrich Hayek where he warned about the dangers of government central planning and criticized fascism and socialism | |
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Articles | Dialectics and Liberty Written ten years after publication of the first two of Sciabarra's "Dialectic and Liberty" trilogy, discusses Hayek's and Rand's dialectical analysis approaches and suggests that such context-keeping analysis is important in radical libertarian theory |
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| Topic: | Rothbard, Murray | Economist of the Austrian School, author of For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto | |
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Articles | Frédéric Bastiat: Two Hundred Years On Extensive survey of Bastiat's life and writings |
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| Topic: | Sciabarra, Chris Matthew | Politics scholar at New York University, editor of The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies | |
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Writings | Dialectics and Liberty Written ten years after publication of the first two of Sciabarra's "Dialectic and Liberty" trilogy, discusses Hayek's and Rand's dialectical analysis approaches and suggests that such context-keeping analysis is important in radical libertarian theory |
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| Topic: | Socialism | Socio-economic system in which the means of production and distribution are under collective or government control | |
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Articles | Dialectics and Liberty Written ten years after publication of the first two of Sciabarra's "Dialectic and Liberty" trilogy, discusses Hayek's and Rand's dialectical analysis approaches and suggests that such context-keeping analysis is important in radical libertarian theory |
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Frédéric Bastiat: Two Hundred Years On Extensive survey of Bastiat's life and writings |
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| Topic: | Society | Grouping of individuals interacting with each other | |
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Articles | Dialectics and Liberty Written ten years after publication of the first two of Sciabarra's "Dialectic and Liberty" trilogy, discusses Hayek's and Rand's dialectical analysis approaches and suggests that such context-keeping analysis is important in radical libertarian theory |
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Frédéric Bastiat: Two Hundred Years On Extensive survey of Bastiat's life and writings |
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The Fable of the Bees Tells the Story of Society Discusses the "moral" of Mandeville's work The Fable of the Bees, that "prosperous, wealthy and great societies only arise from men's self-interested desires" |
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Ferguson, Adam (1723-1816) Biographical essay |
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| Topic: | State, The | The group of people that, having effective control over a government, benefit the most from the exercise of its power | |
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Articles | Dialectics and Liberty Written ten years after publication of the first two of Sciabarra's "Dialectic and Liberty" trilogy, discusses Hayek's and Rand's dialectical analysis approaches and suggests that such context-keeping analysis is important in radical libertarian theory |
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Frédéric Bastiat: Two Hundred Years On Extensive survey of Bastiat's life and writings |
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| Topic: | Stromberg, Joseph R. | Historian, research fellow at The Independent Institute | |
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Writings | Frédéric Bastiat: Two Hundred Years On Extensive survey of Bastiat's life and writings |
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